Jonathan Ryan Storm reimagines the rug as more than an object—it becomes a sensory experience: tactile, optical and spatial. His tufted works are not mere surfaces but immersive environments pulsing with rhythm and vibration that invite participation.

Guided by intuition, Storm embraces rhythm and repetition through the meditative act of tufting, creating compositions that feel unearthed rather than constructed. Though colorblind, he works with a striking sensitivity to hue and contrast, privileging bodily perception over intellectual design.

On the autism spectrum, Storm channels his deep connection to rhythm, repetition and automatic movement as a source of generative power. What soothes and compels him in the making becomes transmittable—offered to viewers through optical rhythm, tactile texture and a vibrating sense of presence. Primateria emerges not as an exhibition of static works but as a living environment, an invitation to feel, follow and lose oneself in the oscillating flow.

Jonathan Ryan Storm (b. 1980, Arizona) lives in Western Massachusetts and works in Southern Vermont.