Established designer, artist and project  leader Michel de Kok works within the medium of sand, snow and ice and can provide  you or your company with unique custom made sculptures  suitable for any event or occasion worldwide.

Whether it be in the form of a feature,  festival, exhibition or competition, let our talented team of artist embellish upon your existing succes, goals or ideas by throwing fresh creative light on your promotion.

Custom made artworks of all varieties and sizes can attract audiences in their     thousands and is sure to be a memorable and talked about component. For an extra unique photo opportunity or increased name recognition, allow us to include your company logo or replicate your building, and with a guaranteed media interest your event is sure to be a succes.

Take a look through this website and gain a better idea of what a lasting impression a temporary sculpture can achieve.


   CURRICULUM VITAE
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EDUCATION

1993 - 1998 MTS Bouwkunde, (architecture), Rotterdam

1998 - 2003 Royal Academy of Art (autonomous), The Hague
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Prices won in Sandsculpting:

- Sandsculpture competition in Scheveningen, May 2004 - 3rd Prize

- International Sandsculpture competition, St Petersburg , Russia, July 2005 , 3rd prize

- International Sandsculpture competition, Virginia Beach, U.S.A, August 2005 , 3rd price

- Sandsculpture competition, Rorschach, Switzerland, August 2006, 1st prize and public prize

- Sandsculpture competition, Virginia beach, USA, August 2006, 2nd prize

- Sandsculpture competition, Rorschach, Switzerland, August 2007, 2nd prize and public prize

- Sandsculpture competition Harrison , World Championships Canada, Sept 2007, 1st prize doubles

- Sandsculpture competition Harrison, World Championships Canada, Sept 2007, 2nd price team

- World Championships sandsculpting, Berlin, June 2008, 3rd place

- Sandsculpture competition –Rorschach, Switzerland, August 2008, 3rd prize

- Sandsculpture competition Harrison, World Championships Canada, 4th and public prize

- Ice and fire sculpture - Finland, January 2009, 2 nd prize

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EXPOSITIONS – FESTIVALS - PROJECTS

- Holland sand sculpture park in Almere, July 1999

- Hairshop in Delft big wall painting, August 1999

- Mooi weer spelen ‘theater festival, sculptures in Delft, June 2000

- Galery Vliegent' art in Delft solo exposition, 25-26-27 May 2001, metal objects & paintings

- Holland sand sculpture park in Almere, July 2001

- ‘Voorbeelden in Den Haag' group exposition at Ernst & Young the in The Hague 16-17-18, June 2001, 3rd      prize sculpture competition

- ‘Paard op hol' in The Hague ‘KGB installeert' festival 13 April 2002- music , VJ's, 2D/3D art, Royal Academy     of Art in The Hague ‘Site specific'-15-19 October 2002, group exposition sculptures and instalations

- Musicon ‘Nocturnal state' in The Hague 17 november 2002, live sets, 2D art

- Musicon ‘Nocturnal state' in The Hague22 december 2002, live sets , 2D/3D art

- Zeestraat xpo solo exposition in The Hague, July 2002

- ‘De binnenkweker' - big wall painting in Delft, July 2002

- Art Festival‘De macht van de verbeelding' in Vierhouten, 15 september 2002 wallpainting

- Musicon ‘Nocturnal state' exposition in The Hague, 19 January 200, live sets, 2D art

- Musicon ‘Nocturnal state' exposition in The Hague, 22 February 2003, live sets, 2D art

- Sandsculpture festival in Thorn (inaxi), June 2003

- Sandsculpture festival in Renesse(inaxi), June/July 2003

- Sandproject at ZDF studios in Mainz (inaxi), July 2003

- Sandsculpture festival in Zeebrugge(inaxi), July 2003

- Sandworld in Travemunde-(inaxi) july/august 2003

- Iceworld, Ice Sculpture Festival in Lubeck (inaxi), December 2003

- Exposition paintings in het Paard in The Hague, December 2003

- Sandproject in Scheveningen(zandacademie), May 2004

- Sandsculpture competition in Scheveningen, May 2004, 3rd prize

- Sandproject in Den Bosch (WSSA), May/June 2004

- Sandproject in Dusseldorf (Zandacademie), June 2004

- Sandproject in Pijnacker (Zandacademie), June 2004

- Sandproject in Doetinchem (Sandaholics), June 2004

- Sandproject (solo) in Delft, July 2004

- Sandworld festival in Travemunde (inaxi), July 2004

- Sandsculpture festival in Thorn (inaxi), July 2004

- Sandproject in Amsterdam (Sandaholics), August 2004

- Sandproject in Arnem (Sandaholics), September 2004

- Exposition –Sandsculptures and paintings in Scheveningen, October 2004

- Sandproject in Amsterdam (WSSA), October 2004

- Exposition – paintings in Delft, October 2004

- Ice sculpture project in Oberhausen, November 2004

- Sandproject in Amsterdam (zandacademie), December 2004

- Sandproject in Groenoordhallen in Leiden (zandacademie), January 2005

- Sandproject in Jaarbeurshallen in Utrecht (Zandacademie), March 2005

- Sandproject in Scheveningen (Zandacademie), March 2005

- Sandproject in Congres centre in The Hague, April 2005

- Sandproject in Zutphen ( Zandacademie), April 2005

- International Sandsculpture competition Scheveningen, May 2005

- Sandproject, Brussel, May 2005.

- Group exposition in Galerie de Bonte Hond in The Hague, (paintings and drawings).

- International Sandsculpture festival, Lommel , Belgium, June 2005

- Mooi weer spelen, Theatre and Art Festival Delft (metal sculpture), June 2005

- International Sandsculpture festival, Travemunde , Germany, July 2005

- International Sandsculpture competition, St Petersburg , Russia, July 2005, 3rd prize

- International sandsculpture competition, Virginia Beach, U.S.A, August 2005, 3rd prize

- Sand project –Hasselt, Belgium, October 2005

- Ice sculpture festival Hamburg(inaxi), October 2005

- Ice sculpture festival Oberhausen(inaxi), November 2005

- Ice sculpture festival Brugge(inaxi), November 2005

- Ice sculpture festival Leiden (inaxi), December 2005

- Sandsculpture in Qatar, Middle East, January 2006

- Sandsculpture festival Jersey Great Britain, Design, artistic leader and sculptor, March, April 2006

- Sandsculpture Dresden –architecture replica Frauen kirche, May 2006

- Sandsculpture neuropien,germany-replica klosterkirche, May 2006

- Sandsculpture Halle ,germany-portrait handel, May 2006

- Sandsculpture festival Lommel, Belgium, June 2006.

- Sandsculpture festival Coo, Belgium, July 2006.

- Sandsculpture competition, St.Petersburg, Russia, July 2006.

- Sandsculpture competition, Rorschach, Switzerland, August 2006,  1 st prize and public prize

- Sandsculpture competition Pilzen, Chec Republik, September 2006.

- Sandsculpture competition Virginia beach, USA, August 2006,   2nd prize

- ICE Sculpture Festival designing and artistic leader, Lubeck , Germany, December 2006

- Exhibition galerie King Kong, The Hague, interactive installation-April 2007

- Sandsculpture exhibition Bukarest, Romania, May 2007

- Sandsculpture Dusseldorf , Germany, June 2007

- Sandsculpture festival, Lommel, Belgium, June 2007

- Sandsculpture festival, Weston Supermare, England, July 2007

- Sandsculpture, Replica dom church, Utrecht, Holland, August 2007

- Sandsculpture competition Rorschach, Switzerland(2 nd price and public price)August 2007

- Sandsculpture competition Harrison , World Championships, Canada, Sept 2007, 1st prize doubles

- Sandsculpture competition Harrison , World Championships, Canada, Sept 2007, 2nd prize team

- Sandsculpture competition Virginia beach, USA, Sept 2007

- Ice sculpture festival, Madrid Spain, November 2007

- Sandsculpture festival, Adelaide , Australia,   November 2007

- Sandsculpture, Melbourne, Australia, December 2007

- Sandsculpture festival, Frankston , Australia, January 2008

- Sandsculpture, Melbourne, Artistic leader, Australia, January 2008

- Sandsculpture festival, Haarlemmermeer , Holland, April 2008.

- Sandsculpture festival, fiesa, Portugal, May 2008

- Sandsculptures, Antwerp, Belgium, May 2008

- World championships sandsculpting, Berlin, June 2008, 3rd place

- Sandsculpting competition, Bouchum , Germany, June 2008

- Sandsculpture exhibition, Kiel-Artistic leader, Germany July 2008

- Replica VW New Beetle Groemitz, Germany, July 2008

- Sandsculpting competition, Leipzig, Germany, August 2008

- Sandsculpture festival, Latvia, August 2008

- Sandsculpture competition, Rorschach, Switzerland, August 2008, 3rd prize

- Sandsculpture competition, Vancouver, Canada, August 2008

- Sandsculpture competition Harrison, World Championships Canada (4th and public price)

- Icesculpture festival Bremen, Germany, 2008

- Icesculpture festival Zwolle, Holland 2008

- Snow Hotel-Andorra, 2008

- Ice and fire sculpture, Finland 2009, 2nd prize

- Sandsculpture festival 'fiesa', Portugal 2009

- Sandsculpture festival, Texel, Holland 2009

- Sandsculpture festival, Weston Supermare, England, 2009

- Sandsculpture competition Rorsschach, Switzerland, 2009, 3rd place

- Sandsculpture competition Virginia beach, USA, 2009

- Icesculpture festival, Roermond 2009

- Snow hotel,  Andorra 2009

- Sandsculpture festival, Roermond,  June 2010

- Sandsculpture festival Stuttgart 2010, Organiser, technical and artistic leader

- Sandsculpture festival Rugen Germany, July 2010, Artistic leader

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