Curriculum vitae
Antoon Versteegde
1953
Antoon Versteegde was born on May 15 in Volkel, a village in the southern Netherlands, as the third child in a family of six children. His parents had a textile shop, flanked by their families: a contractor and a bakery. From childhood he was used to deal with different materials and techniques. Elastics were widely used in the store of his parents. At age 5 grandpa gave him a simple fishing rod of bamboo. In retrospect, this is his first memory of dealings with a bamboo pole. Yet it took until 1983 before he discovered the combination of bamboo and elastic: the art of bamboostics. Since then his way of building lightweight structures finds many fans and followers around the world.
1978
Graduated from Royal Academy of Art ’s-Hertogenbosch, specializing in ephemeral installations and interactions.
1982
Study-trip during one year trough France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece and Egypt.
1983
Antoon's first experiments with bamboo sticks and rubber bands.
1984
Staketsels ’84 Part 1, NL-Centrum Amsterdam
Staketsels ’84 Part 3, Oerol Festival Terschelling
Staketsels ’84 Part 8, Willem I I ’s-Hertogenbosch
1985
Wigwamsterdam, Vondelpark Amsterdam
Le Kiosque à Musique, Nieuw Herlaer St.Michielsgestel
De Zes Windstreken, Beelden in de Delftse Hout Delft
1986
Vechtvloot, Expo op de Vecht Hardenberg
Schansskulptuur, 13x Vorm Vlissingen
Droomkolk, Autour de Vincent Zundert
1987
La Fugue Toute Nue, Beeld-en-Route Diepenheim
Expo Hedendaagse Kunst, Gemeentehuis Uden
Vlaggeninstallatie, Grensland Zundert
1988
GeoGenese I I , Vondelpark Amsterdam
Memoires de Mort, Stadsbeelden Emmen
Inventer 89, La Grande Halle - La Villette Paris (F)
1989
Cérémonie des Couleurs, la célébration du Bicentenaire
de la Révolution française, Bar-le-Duc, Ibos-Tarbes,
Bruay-la-Buissière, Pau, Chamalières (F)
1990
You can’t sit down. . . Kunst en Zitwerk Slot Zeist
Floating Quartet, Gouverneurstuin Assen
Between Two Walls, KEG Beeldenroute Schijndel
1991
Bouwkunde Bibliotheek, TU/e Eindhoven
Negatieve Navigatie, Floating Islands Leiden
Tweehuis, Beeldige Kleding Odapark Venray
1992
Biënnale Internationale de la Tapisserie, Lausanne (CH)
Monumentaal Feesttuig, TU/e Eindhoven
Gekooide Weemoed, Aa Kunst 92 Groningen
1993
Bomba Organica a Orologeria, Miniartextil Como (I )
Beek-Schip-Brug-Hof, BBKK Waterbiënnale Bathmen
Binnenstebuiten, Provinciehuis ’s-Hertogenbosch
1994
Gevleugelde Woorden in de Wind, OB Doetinchem
50th anniversary of Mondrian's dead, Brabants Dagblad
Beeldenstorm in Kloostertuin, Franciscanessen Veghel
1995
Le Mobile à Musique, Museum Speelklok Utrecht
PentAne, Kunst in het Vechtdal Ane-Gramsbergen
Zonder illusies vaart niemand wel, Odapark Venray
1996
Ogen op Steeltjes, Galerie Ann’s Art Groningen
Big Big Bamboo, Wirework Sint Truiden (B)
Vuur onder de Wereld, Gallery Art Show Groningen
1997
Uden Titel Odder, Odder Museum Denmark (DK)
Sporen in het Vechtdal, Nordhorn (D) - Dalfsen (NL)
WaterRingen, Waterpop Festival Wateringen
1998
Sarong Sculptuur, Buys Business Events Groningen
Quartimond, Artimond Kasteel Helmond
Poorten naar Mundial, Festival Mundial Tilburg
1999
Brandmeester Marinus van der Lubbe, CBK Leiden
Observatorium De Vijf Windstreken Assen
Kathedraal Bouwen, Odapark Venray
2000
Afterwards... , European Parliament Brussels (B)
Raising the Bamboo Wheel, EBS Carwinnion (GB)
Bamboo Super Circle, EXPO 2000 Hannover (D)
2001
Rotterdamse Kunstdagen, Blaak Rotterdam
Zonnewendehappening TNO Apeldoorn
Kunstproject bij opening Informatiecentrum Hoogvliet
2002
Emplacement Wildervank, Star & Arts Groningen
Stonehenge Bamboohenge, Euromastpark Rotterdam
Concentric Circles, Summer Festival Belgrade (RS)
2003
Follies, Kunstpassie 2000drie, Natuurtheater Best
La Promenade des Arches,Tempus Arti Schijndel
Landart Horst d’Oeuvre, Horst aan de Maas
2004
BamBoekel, opening St. Agathaplein Boekel
TheHATERT, Colorfull City Festival Nijmegen
Bamboo Expo, i + i Centre Delft
2005
Afterwards... , UN Headquarters New York (USA)
Pettelpoort, Europese Vestingstad ’s-Hertogenbosch
Romeinse Wachttoren, Leidsche Rijn Utrecht
2006
Int. Symposium d’art contemporain Baie-Saint-Paul (CA)
Kansen aan de Kust, Hotels van Oranje Noordwijk
Kwartiermakersfestival Midden Brabant, Waalwijk
2007
Bambus Brücken Bauproject, Mülheim an der Ruhr (D)
17° Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Tessile Como (I )
Chassé Park Project, Breda
2008
12 Days in the Desert, Unesco Bad Urach (D)
University of Surabaya + Linda Garland Ubud (ID)
Konstrukcje Bambusowe Yatanga Museum, Zory (PL)
2009
Bamboo Gates to Circo Paradiso, Heusden-Zolder (B)
Ubuntu openluchtspektakel, Goes
Bamboo Skeleton Shelter, Lutteltuin Volkel
2010
Bamboo Building Bash, Mediamatic Amsterdam
Geulpoort in Bamboe, Valkenburg aan de Geul
Het provinciedomein van Kessel-Lo (B)
2011
Colosseum Festival Rotterdam
Bambuster - Bamboo on the Move, Uster (CH)
BABEL Tower, Wildworks Battersea Park London (UK)
2012
Libelle Zomerweek Almeerderstrand, Almere
Mysteryland Tower, dance-festival Haarlemmermeer
Portland Screw, Memoproject Portland (UK)
2013
Casalini's Cultural Pyramid, Lago Trasimeno (I )
Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle (D)
Social Innovation Festival 10DAYFEST Hong Kong (HK)
2014
GEA miniartextil, Arte & Arte Villa Olmo Como (I )
TetraTower in Ehrenpark, Gliwice (PL) & Bottrop (D)
Bamboo intervention, Plaza de Vieja Havana (CU)
2015
Parthenon Part 1 , Kunst aan de Maas Megen
Xpeditie Blauwestad, Oldambt Groningen
Samen Eén op de Dam, Amsterdam
2016
Echo Cultural Centre, Dalian (CN)
Wiesenviertelfest Stellwerk Witten (D)
Roof4humanity, Biennale Architettura Venezia (I )
2017
E-njen openluchtspektakel, Goes
9 x T stad met kleur, Tilburgse Heuvel Tilburg
Dutch Design in Chengdu, Beijing and Wuhan (CN)
2018
M-O-N-D-R-I-A-A-N, Oss
Bamboo Pyramid, Gent (B)
Zoemmmfestival Het Vinne, Zoutleeuw (B)
2019
Park Merwestein, Dordrecht
Bloom New Forest festival, Malmedy (B)
Autoworld, Brussel (B)
2020
Reflection of our Globe, MEERkunst Wijchen
Montessori College, Eindhoven
Sustainable workshop, Rosep Oisterwijk
2021
De Tjongeling Open Stal, Oldeberkoop
Electric Grand November Music, 's-Hertogenbosch
Litany of Languages, Almere Haven
2022
Montessori College, Amsterdam
DAFT Hotel, Malmedy (B)
Folk veur Volk festival, Aalden
2024
Haarlemmermeer Mysteryland Area 3
Malmedy Daft Studio Vyncke (B)
Velp (NB), Kunst in het Kerkje
