Check mijn nieuwe meubellabel bokdesign.nl op de onderstaande link. In bokdesign, bok., zijn mijn meubels ondergebracht die ik de afgelopen jaren heb ontworpen. Deze worden nu verder ontwikkelt met nieuwe vormen, kleuren, toepassingen en maatwerk projecten. 

Check out my new furniture label bokdesign.nl at the link below. Bokdesign, bok., houses my furniture that I have designed in recent years. These are now being further developed with new shapes, colos, applications and custum projects.

http://bokdesign.nl

En de kroon op het werk is: UITSPANNING BIJ.

Het Baljuwplein is een geweldig plein dat nog fraaier kan. Zeker op het vlak van spel, biodiversiteit en sociale cohesie. Daarom beginnen we een buurt(pluk)tuin met weelderige bloemenpracht, groenten, picknicktafel, mini-buurthuis / feestelijk kunstwerk met waterpomp, bijen- en wormenhotel en schommels.

Inzending voor het CityLAB010 2020

Dit project is een samenwerking met Pluk&Play van groenontwerper Renee Wilson.

Lees de PDF voor meer informatie en afbeeldingen.

“Impossible, You Say? Nothing is impossible when you work for the circus,” (McSweeney's)

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SanderBokkinga's Floating Circus is a collection of objects that tell the story of a slightly anarchic, yet friendly, clandestine ensemble that somewhat thrusts itself upon the strict Sanaa building.

With various floating elements, SanderBokkinga tries to enrich the image, the KAF offers as a "kunstlinie". With an abundant design language and a wink, the Floating Circus offers a balance for the strict Japanese architecture.

The temporary nature, the reference to the history of the location and the avoidance of being part of the building, are three of the reasons to make the circus a Floating Circus. The individual components all have their own story, but together, in cooperation with the visitors of the KAF, they bring the story to life. The story of a life that is different from the lives of ordinary people like you and me.

title:

SanderBokkinga's Floating Circus (Act 1, 2 & 3)

commissioned by:

KAF

year: 2016

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"Freedom is necessary for the development of good spirit" (Maria Montessori)

To represent this freedom on 2 schoolyards of Montessorischool in the Hague, we built 2 cabins.

No matter what age, freedom is always an equilibrium. The two inert-mobile sculptures which make up ‘Standstill = Progression’ dare the youth to engage in finding their own spiritual freedom as counterbalance to their mandatory school activities. 

A place to observe, find new perspective and contemplate is essential for the development of a child.

title:

Standstill = Progression (the acrobat & the acrobat)

commissioned by:

Stroom The Hague

year: 2014

At the nativity scene in het Schreihuisje, mutated Pigs play the leading role. These pigs are able to think and act like humans. They know, money makes the world go around. Therefore they created a shooting gallery in a crib. It feels good and cozy and het Schreihuisje is the best spot for it. It's highly convenient for the clientele. In this unique world with its own swine culture, suggestion is the greatest gift you can offer someone. You can shoot a touching sow with her piglets. For a euro one may shout PENG PENG three times. Payment can be done with El director, the pigs bear who mans the cash register. Merry Christmas to all can be seen from the Christmas season, when consumentism reaches an absolute highlight. After this period though,   SanderBokkinga's still offers a reflection on the consumer society. Therefore, the installation can be seen till Good Friday, April 14 2017 The Schreihuisje.

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" is the Third of Eight Beatitudes Jesus pronounced in His Sermon on the Mount  (Mattheus 5:5) 

The term beatitude comes from the Latin noun beātitūdō which means "happiness". People today no longer see meekness as a virtue, but as a vice. Meekness is weakness, so far as they are concerned. They look with contempt on many other Christian virtues as well, such as gentleness, chastity, and fidelity.

R.O.B.I.N. ss. "for an Honest MindFuck"

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For lots of people,  it is not a matter of pence, but of principle. After all, we could, instead of being occupied with art on a cold and stormy Sunday-afternoon, be engaged in an always exciting BDSM-session.

Playing around with ropes, knots, spanking or, of-course being spanked. A mask here, a nipple clamp there...

The crowd considers it to be far removed from their own personal lives; oppressively frightening. On the other hand, there are lots of individuals who seek liberation from their daily boring routine in this enchanting game.

Looking at it from a Dutch perspective:.... Some role-playing with masks and other attributes doesn’t come cheap. A latex bondage mask starts at €18, and the American Bombshell Butt-plug Destroyer, you can order at Beate Uhse for as much as €70.

But hey, I guess you’re not reading this for some surreptitious advertising of Beate Uhse. You are interested in the Fine Arts. SanderBokkinga wanted to show 2 sides of his artist-hood. For Gallery Lecq, he wanted to realize,  besides the BDSM-researcher R.O.B.I.N. ss., F.A.K.I.R., an ascetic meditation practitioner who pursues a pure way of life by controlling the passion and desire.

Finding peace and quiet in a society like this; in a city like this; that’s a beautiful ambition.

On a crowded spot like this.... but peace and quiet..... he was not able to deliver, at least not the way he planned to.

SanderBokkinga’s goal was to research his own boundaries, through this double portrait. Showing true life, in all aspects, in this urban darkness.

During the process, it became clear, it weren’t his own boundaries that kept him on a leash.

Even in an indeterminate place like this, society managed to still keeps a tight rein.

In the AHIF’s (Association of Huntsmen for Ingenious Freedom) point of view, Gallery Lecq could really be a lovely place. But there’s much more to it than playing gallery. Just like, for being an artist it’s much more than playing artist. “I made a nice piece of work, will you show it in your little gallery?”

What if we compared the art-world with its unwritten / elusive rules, with the world of BDSM. Because the game of BDSM is about unexpected, surprising insights, but has, in contrast to the art world very clear agreements and limits and ambitions.

In the arts, we all float around, without clear goals and ambitions... while the goal of an American Bombshell Butt-plug Destroyer is very clear, stretching somebodies rectum, or the thought of it.

Freedom depends on clear deals and expectations. R.O.B.I.N. ss. is only one side of the coin. Are you free if you put restrictions on yourself, or if you let yourself be restricted in the scope your get?

Happy Hunting!

title:

R.O.B.I.N. ss.

first exposed at:

Gallery Lecq Rotterdam

year: 2015

“You gonna bang my walls, Simon?” I laughed. “You have no idea,” he promised.”  (Alice Clayton, Wallbanger)

Our sculpture, Free as a Birdje, in the Witte de Withstraat, placed in a tree in front of KingKong Hostel, had to be removed. The tree could be damaged according to "tree-specialists". 

But ofcourse our acrobat felt at ease at that spot, so we created the Rootless Wallbanger. Hung from the wall, he won't damage nature anymore. He might bang some walls, but hey it's a hostel....Besides that, it's just a cool reference to the bar below and one of our favorite drinks, the harvey wallbanger.

title:

the Roostless Wallbanger

commissioned by:

KingKong Hostel Rotterdam

year: 2015

Water can still run through the furniture, which can be used indoors and outdoors.

A furniture serie made of old and new hosepipes for interior and exterior use. Amazingly, water can still run through the designs. The serie includes  floorlamps, a relax-chair, a dining chair, and stools in two sizes. Designed in 2008.

In the bok. FENCE collection,  SanderBokkinga used, besides his usual raw materials, wood fences. The collection includes (o.a.) the following furniture: a series of garden hose furniture, Sjoel mirror,  a bookcase and the (agency) lamp "The Grabber".

the Swampland Gazette:

Mr. Lacoste mechanically mutated in order to challenge SwampHuntertje

Of course we could state: SanderBokkinga’s latest works of art portrays the protagonist and antagonist. We could even spin a story about our growing concerns about  experiments on animals. Or a swansong on the everincreasing urbanization. But the bluntfull honest truth, this time it’s something much more vulgar. The entire installation is derived from his childhood fascination for Miami Vice characters Crockett and Tubbs.

Swamphunterje is a bounty hunter chasing a fugitive crocodile; Mr. Lacoste (a.k.a Helicroc). This infamous reptile, hyperintelligent, due to vague mutating experiments, has escaped his highly classified laboratry. Mr. Lacoste mechanically mutated himself and has the ability to fly. 

Swamphuntertje, who has lost one his legs during a previous chase of this illustrious Croc, has now set up camp in the Swamplands in order to study the beast and strike at the opportune moment.

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title:

SwampHuntertje (consolidation of "Mr. Lacoste", "Phishing Tubbs" & bok.-SH-002)

Inspired by:

Miami Vice

First appearance: Sculpturegarden Ravesteyn, Heenvliet

year: 2015

Ladies and Gentlemen... I give you... KONG! THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD! (Carl Denham, King Kong 2005)

The ‘Witte de Withstraat’ is one of Rotterdam’s most populair hotspots and home to King Kong Hostel. The historic King Kong building was founded in 1872, it has housed a tattoo shop, illegal casinos and a famous brothel. 

Now it can be seen as FreeState SanderBokkinga. We were asked for some furniture, but we designed an overall fitting attitude. From artvertising in the tree (now replaced by the Rootless Wallbanger), via hosepipe benches on the sidewalk, a couch in the foyer, and tables with hosepipe lamps to the SilverBackBelly BBQ on the rooftop terrasse, we designed a warm welcome for the visitors.

title:

FreeState SanderBokkinga @ KingKongHostel

commissioned by:

Ron Sterk, founder of KingKong Hostel

year: 2014

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience. (Clarence Day)
 

In our crowded & abundant world, hunting seems an unnecessary thing.  Every shot after all hits the bullseye . But do we know what we are aiming for ? We seem to have forgotten to observe , quietly wait & search for the right prey .

We rashly gorge and guzzle our excesses. We have turned from hunter, to prey in a prevailing social and economic structure / standard. This compelling pattern positions us like boxed calfs in a line. Our work is a response to this obtuseness that threatens our society to perish. It's a  quest for a new kind of freedom , a state of mind . An ingenious freedom.

The hunt for this ingenious freedom is the leitmotiv of our work , it allows us to build bridges between the worlds of art , architecture and design. Hunting is our way to disarmingly study , observe and reflect.

In order to stay able to hunt, we created Quod Dixi, Dixi (" What I said , I said "). Quod Dixi, Dixi explores the boundaries between hunter and prey , between freedom and submission . Obviously, the hunt on our privacy is open, on every streetcorner a camera peeks over our shoulder. 

Quod Dixi, Dixi was presented during Motel Mozaique 2014 in Rotterdam.

title:

Quod Dixi Dixi

Inspired by:

huntinghuts

year: 2014

For the Urban Hunters among us, we co-furbished the Qbic London Hotel.

Besides Dressfriends, our version of the dressboy and Lampfriends for every room (We are your friends, you'll never be alone again, Justice vs Simiam), Qbic London also acquired the Hunting Hut 02, a Sunny Relax chair for the lobby. When Spring and Summer, you can ask for a SanderBokkinga PitchFork and a basket for a PickNick in the park.

The forester, both a symbol and a space to administer our woodlands, as in our society we cannot permit nature to run its course.

title:

the Forester 1:25

series:

bok. MAQUETTE, 

1:25 maquettes (eventually scaled to 1:1)

context:

The maquette is mounted in de Hoge Veluwe, an ideal location for the Forester

year: 2011 / 20??

dimensions: complete installation 

100 m2 beech forest

materials:

various & photomontage

(our research is for sale, the forester project, visit our sale section)

The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it. (Yoko Ono)

Mixin' Up Reality

Mr. Lacoste

Phishing Tubbs

These are elements of SwampHuntertje, first shown at the 2015 Sculpturegarden Ravesteyn, Heenvliet.

title:

the White Cube Series

Inspired by:

Inside the WhiteCube, The Ideology of the Gallery Space (Brian O'Doherty)

year: 2015

Freeedom Expressje is a narrative of the wonders of youth. As a child we play and explore, sometimes risk it all by simply being bold.  

After all, you only get in touch with your boundaries when you cross them every once in a while.

title:

Freeedom Expressje

Inspired by:

FE is inspired by tv-formats like Red Bull Soapbox Race & ter Land ter Zee en in de Lucht

year: 2012/2014

The [KUUB] series was built for the Keukenhof. SanderBokkinga took inspiration from the materials used in the bulb cultivation. Benches, picknicktables and high-seaters were created from lovely smelling oakwood, hosepipe and straw.

title:

Refereechair, picknicktable, strawbench & a barrowbench 

series:

[KUUB] 

commissioned by:

Keukenhof 

year: 2012

dimensions: several

materials:

wood, canvas, strawbales, hosepipes e.o.

Disarming Guns

Disarming Guns are the weapons of choice for us to hunt, within the AHIF (Association of Huntsmen for Ingenious Freedom), for Ingenious Freedom.

While bearing our guns on our huntingtrips, we found out the Disarming Guns are excellent pieces to open conversations. This gives us the opportunity to share our ideas and ideals about hunting for ingenious freedom.

THE THINGS YOU OWN

END UP OWNING YOU

In search of his ingenious freedom,

Sander Bokkinga has become an artist

in the hunt for this elusive goal. 

Hunting is both a verb and a desire

to get rid of the ever-growing need

for even more possessions.

It’s a direction to live freely and noble. 

LET'S HUNT

Met m'n hoofd in de bomen - keep my head in the trees - a planned addition to SanderBokkinga's appartment in downtown Rotterdam

title:

Keep your Head in the Trees 1:25

series:

bok. MAQUETTE,  

1:25 maquettes (eventually scaled to 1:1)

commissioned by:

ir. S.Bokkinga & Drs. M.Verkerk

year: 2010 / 20??

dimensions: 5,5m * 4m * 7,8m

materials:

various & photomontage

My Little DearHuntertje adresses the sensitive matter of food and raising your offspring. My little dearhunterje combines two extremes, fastfood and hunting your own meal.Together with a high babychair these extremes form a lovely viewpoint.

title:

My Little Dear Huntertje 1:1

series:

bok. MAQUETTE,  1:25 maquettes are scaled to 1:1.

Commisionned by: 

Venduehuis the Hague & foundation Lekker Dier

context:

Venduehuis invited 14 Dutch designers to pimp “chairs for charity”.

year: 2012

dimensions: 1m * 1m * 2,2m

materials:

chair, wood, chickenwire, foam, acrylic resin