Tjitske Storm

My practice emerges from a lifelong search to understand my place within the world, taking shape through drawing, painting, assemblage, photography and writing, in a process that moves between the digital and the tactile. I explore the connections between different forms of existence, looking to the natural landscape as a way of navigating human experience. I am fascinated by the dynamics through which life exists, interacts, adapts, and transforms, and by how these fundamental principles of nature manifest within us.

My neurodivergence influences the way I perceive and read the world, drawing my attention to details, patterns and associations that might otherwise remain unnoticed. Different impressions can arise simultaneously, making the experience both overwhelming and evocative. Looking closely at the natural world offers me a way to make sense of this complexity. For me, nature is another form of intelligence—one that reveals countless ways of belonging and becoming, continually reshaping my awareness of who I am and my relationship to my surroundings.

My creative process unfolds through the interplay of intuition, emotion, and rational inquiry. I bring together diverse sources of understanding—scientific discoveries, mythol...

In 2009, I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute. During my studies, my passion for patterns, prints, and textiles was born, and my collections consequently focused primarily on the development of these surface designs. Upon graduating, I started my own practice, working on diverse projects in fashion and gaining valuable experience through my work as a freelance editor and stylist for WeAr Global Magazine.

From 2014 to 2016, I worked at Marcel Wanders Studio, specializing in surface pattern and graphic design for bespoke product and interior projects. Thereafter, I continued working independently on projects for several companies, where I developed a broad range of design skills. You can find a selection of these projects in my archive.
During this period, I traveled extensively while collaborating with clients remotely and, at times, working with local interior firms in South Africa and Angola. When COVID arrived, I was forced to stop traveling and returned to my roots in Fryslân. This gradually shifted my focus and reignited the spark for creating my own works.

I participate in exhibitions regularly and I am open to gallery representations