About

Aris de Bakker’s work consists mainly of ephemeral projects and sculptures. The ephemeral projects are about the transience of life. Experience and forget, build and disappear. Depicting the process of change or disappearance is an important part of the artwork.

Since 2014 Aris cooperates with Karola Pezarro under the name AKUNZO on site specific art-nature projects. www.akunzo.com

Atelier : Westeinde 58, 2512 HE Den Haag
E-mail  : aris@arisdebakker.nl
Education : 
Goldsmithing, Schoonhoven, 1973 
Sculpture, Vrije Academie, Den Haag, 1984.    
Projects and exhibtions :   
2022
De Waterdraagster - Akunzo - Woest & Bijster - Veluwe, Nederland
PRECIOUS - Akunzo - Aselart - Mazcuerras, Spain
In Transit - Akunzo - Etangs d'Art, La Gacilly, Bretagne, France
Diverse beelden - Sculptour - Beukenhof Galeries - België

2021
Reservoir - Akunzo - Art & Gavarres, Girona, Spain 
En Route - Akunzo - Lez'Arts en Adret, Hautecour, France 
Der Schutzpatron - Akunzo - Twingi Landart, Binntal, Zwitserland. 
In Transit - Akunzo - Etangs d'Art, Bretagne, France.
Challenge for Balance, sculpture for Voorhout Monumentaal, The Hague, Netherlands
2020  
  • Taditadatadi – AKUNZO – Le Parcours des Fées, Crévoux, France 
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2019 
Une vue de rêve Sentiers des Arts, AKUNZO, Sentiers des Arts, Vitrezay, France.
Echo of the desert AKUNZO, Tankwa Artscape Residency, Tankwa Desert, South-Africa.
La Grande Dame , AKUNZO, Vign’Art, Champagne, Cuis, France.
Where is my home? – AKUNZO – Taribush, Drente , The Netherlands.  
    2018 
Take a moment  – AKUNZO -Horizons – Arts-Nature en Sancy, France.   
    2017 
Installatie Zouttuin, Kunsthal 45, Den Helder 
Intersection, AKUNZO,  Art Trails of the great Outdoors, Gesves, Belgium.
Intersezione Ponte de Lima, AKUNZO, garden of the four elements, for Festival Internacional de Jardins, Ponte de Lima, Portugal.   
    2016 
Intersezione della Vita, AKUNZO, Snijpunt, Ameland 
Creature of the woods looking where to go, AKUNZO, L’Art est dans les Bois , Pleslin-Trigavou,  France 
Installatie Wasvormen, Kunsthal 45, Den Helder   
    2015 
Ou se trouve le petit Chaperon Rouge?- AKUNZO -Des Artistes en Campagne, Savins, France  
Ode to the draft horse – AKUNZO – La Fete de Mai 2015 | Sentiers d’art dans la nature, Belgium 
Ice-project – Kunsthal 45, Den Helder  
    2014 
AT HOME – AKUNZO – Open Sites | Art Terre 2014, Ploegsteert, Belgium 
Haags Talent- Villa Maarheeze, Wassenaar 
Sculptour- Galerie Beukenhof, Kluisbergen, België   
    2013 
Prospers, birdhouses, Interart, Heeswijk-Dinther 
Bee, sculpture, The Hague   
    2012  
Language and Signs, Saltdrawings, Oldeberkoop – Salt drawing, Ginnum, Friesland   
    2011 
Lust for the eye, installation wax forms, Schiedam  
Concert with Ice forms, The Hague   
    2010 
Installation of wax forms, Heden, Dennenweg, The Hague 
Tower of plastics, community art project on schools in Venlo   
    2009 
So Salt, saltdrawings and saltgarden, Gasunie, Groningen 
Dirt makes Art, community art project on schools in Assen   
    2008 
Small Animal Festival, installation with wax forms, Julianapark, Schiedam   
    2007 
Party of Light,  several installations of wax forms, Leyweg, The Hague East, west, Home best, 13 sculptures on a roudabout, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht   
    2006 
FantasyHouse, Installation wax forms, Vestia, Hoogvliet, Rotterdam  Three Ice-forms, ice and fire, Slokdarmfestival, Veghel  
    2005 
Allerzielen Allicht, installations for 4 graves, cemetry De Nieuwe Ooster, Amsterdam 
Tower of tables, installation Polderlicht, Amsterdam   
    2004 
Three gothic Forms, ice and light-project, Atrium, The Hague  Pelgrimage, installation of wax forms, 10 locations from The Hague to Santiago de Compostela   
    2003 
Water, Ice and Fire, Salt-drawings, Plus Min, Zeeland 
Pelgrimsgarden, shells, plastics and sugar, Jardin d’Amis, De Zonnehof, Amersfoort   
    2002 
Alkmaar – Venetië of the North, paraffine-project, Alkmaar   

2001
Kaleidoscopes, City Jam, Stichting Hooghuis, Arnhem   
    2000 
Rosetmachine and Mirrorkaleidoscope, Artcentre Zaanstad   

1999
Kaleidoscope, steel and acrylic, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York   
    1998
Dom, installation ice an fire, Water-museum Utrecht   
    1997 
Bride of Reason, installation of paraffin, Tourd’Art, The Hague   
    1996
Jardin des fous, garden of shells, coal and flowers, Rosenburg, (executed with Psychiatric patients) 
Garden made of shells and fruitjuices, Beeldenroute Marquette, Heemskerk   
    1995
Burning Ice, ice and fire, three installations for University of Amsterdam, Delft and Rotterdam   
    1994
Icegarden, ice and candles, executed with students of the Nova Scotia College of ,Halifax, Canada   
    1993
Marabout-project, 3 Ice-forms with gaslamps, Tamegroute, Sahara, Marokko   
    1991
Ora et Labora, 4 Ice-forms with lamps, Stedelijk Museum Delft   
    1990
Crystal Palace, ice and light, Asahikawa, Japan   
    1988
Iceprism 2, ice and light, Rijksmuseum Twente
    Television   
    2012 
Salt – Saltdrawings of Aris de Bakker, 10 x better, Harm Edens, NTR, (10-01-2012, Nederland 2 ) 
2009
13 sculptures on a roundabout, Of the street, AVRO Kunstuur  
(2009, Nederland 2 )  
    Publications