Bakker's work moves between different disciplines: from sculpture, to furniture design and architecture. She sees these as connected and constantly in dialogue. Bakker: “I think it's important to take space to wander through these fields, that form of boundlessness attracts me a lot.”
Bakker first became fascinated by sawbucks in France, through her neighbour, Eric Faisant, who had a large workshop full of machines and tools. He made his own sawbucks that were also used to sit on or put something away for a while.
The title of the exhibition Théatre de Tréteaux (sawbucks) refers to the French term of a simple, nomadic form of theatre, in which the stage was created by laying simple planks on sawbucks, without further décor or decorations. As a result, these performances revolved mainly around the actors' play, their dialogues and improvisation.
Returning to the focus on a craft is also central to the work of Bakker, who is always looking for lived-in materials in steel factories or houses. She transforms her finds into new objects while staying as close as possible to their origins.
Bakker is intrigued by the human relationship to materials. The expertise artisans have with regard to their materials, as well as the histories and anecdotes hidden in an object, place, or instrument. Bakker: "I feel akin to places of transformation and craft. Wood and steel workshops, small-scale storage sheds or historic buildings, make me curious about the history of objects and materials I find there and the stories that go with them."