Artist statement
Stijn Terpstra (b. 2000) is a visual artist, based in the Netherlands. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the St. Joost School of Art & Design in Breda and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts (MA) in Comparative Arts and Media Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Besides his artistic practice, he works as a freelance exhibition designer and commissioned photographer.
His work revolves around the exploration of phenomena intersecting nature, technology, and human perception, often questioning how these fields are interconnected. Through image-based projects he translates human curiosity and scientific research into his own visual language, challenging the speculative boundaries of the photographic medium. The result of this imaginative process constructs stories full of visual traces, which refer to the core of his fascination in an often-associative manner. These stories take shape as installations, mixing still images, videos, and 3D objects.
For inquiries:
︎ contact@stijnterpstra.com
︎ +31 (0) 6 25 20 13 20
︎ @stijnterpstra
Education
2024- Currently / MA, Comparative Arts and Media Studies, VU Amsterdam
2018-2022 / Photography and Film BA, St. Joost School of Art & Design
2020-2021 / KASK & Conservatorium / School of Arts Ghent, 2BA Photography
2017-2018 / Preliminary Program St. Joost, Den Bosch / Breda
Exhibitions
2024 / Kunsthal Gent, Kunstwerkt: PET SHOP, Ghent
2023 / Kunstenaarsinitiatief B93, ‘From Dusk ‘till Dawn’, Enschede
2022 / Dutch Design Week, Class of ‘22, Klokgebouw Eindhoven
2022 / Graduation St. Joost School of Art & Design: Now show
2021 / Noorderlicht: The Makeable mind, Sugar Factory Groningen
2021 / Fotoasiel, St. Joost School of Art & Design (self organized)
2021 / NS16 Tilburg, ‘Nieuwe wegen, Oude sporen’
2020 / Noorderlicht: Generation Z, Groningen
2019 / RUIS. St. Joost School of Art & Design. Live interview ‘Interne Ruis’
Awards / Nominations
2022 / Finalists of Blurring the Lines 2022 Edition
Publications
2023 / The Annihilation of Space and Time, Zero Feedback
2022 / Blurring the Lines Catalog 2022
Residencies
2024 / Institute of Cartopology, ‘Mapaway’ in collaboration with Kunstmatig, Vaals
2023 / De Nieuwkomers, ‘Thundervisit’, Chaam