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THE CUP EXHIBITION

Rhine Gallery

We believe every cup of coffee deserves to be treated with care. That care belongs not only in the beans, extraction and temperature, but also on the cup in your hand. Each cup is paired with a work from the current Rhine Gallery selection, so even the same coffee may leave with a different view. It gives your own cup more character and makes coffee for a friend feel like a small gift chosen with care.

01An artwork for the journey

FOUNDING PROOFS · 000001—000006

Founding concept proof

These launch proofs demonstrate the system and visual range. They have not been issued to customers; fulfilled works will be marked as issued archives.

478 works

Practical miniature photography artwork: A ripe green pear stands at the top of a tiny pale-wood staircase while one leaf waits below. The vertical composition preserves a clear subject and tactile handmade detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000094Objects & Photography

The Pear’s Staircase

Visual medium
Practical miniature photography

A ripe green pear stands at the top of a tiny pale-wood staircase while one leaf waits below. Built from practical objects and natural light, with small wear and shadows keeping the illusion believable.

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Analog macro photography artwork: A translucent amber soap rests in shallow water on old tile, glowing like a moon among tiny bubbles. The vertical composition preserves a clear subject and tactile handmade detail. Founding concept proof

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Soap Moon

Visual medium
Analog macro photography

A translucent amber soap rests in shallow water on old tile, glowing like a moon among tiny bubbles. Built from practical objects and natural light, with small wear and shadows keeping the illusion believable.

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Letterpress and woodblock print artwork: A slender streetlamp bends over a quiet lane, its glowing lamp replaced by a persimmon with two leaves. The vertical composition preserves a clear subject and tactile handmade detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000099Print Lab

Persimmon Streetlight

Visual medium
Letterpress and woodblock print

A slender streetlamp bends over a quiet lane, its glowing lamp replaced by a persimmon with two leaves. Carved marks and uneven ink preserve the rhythm of hand printing while the silhouette remains clear at small size.

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Handmade paper miniature artwork: A plain matchbox contains one folded dark-blue thundercloud and a single zigzag of yellow paper lightning. The vertical composition preserves a clear subject and tactile handmade detail. Founding concept proof

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Pocket Thunder

Visual medium
Handmade paper miniature

A plain matchbox contains one folded dark-blue thundercloud and a single zigzag of yellow paper lightning. Paper fibers, cut edges and real shadows give the flat image a tactile depth.

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Natural-light interior photography artwork: A cobalt glass fish on a white windowsill casts an unexpectedly large swimming-fish shadow across the wall. The vertical composition preserves a clear subject and tactile handmade detail. Founding concept proof

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Blue Glass Fish Passes By

Visual medium
Natural-light interior photography

A cobalt glass fish on a white windowsill casts an unexpectedly large swimming-fish shadow across the wall. Built from practical objects and natural light, with small wear and shadows keeping the illusion believable.

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Natural-light analog still-life photography artwork: Five tarnished teaspoons stand in a terracotta tray, each reflecting a patch of sky while clover grows between them. The vertical composition preserves a clear subject and tactile handmade detail. Founding concept proof

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Spoon Garden

Visual medium
Natural-light analog still-life photography

Five tarnished teaspoons stand in a terracotta tray, each reflecting a patch of sky while clover grows between them. Built from practical objects and natural light, with small wear and shadows keeping the illusion believable.

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ONE FULL-SIZE EDITION

When a work stays with you,collect the full piece

Each artwork is offered as a single full-size physical edition. Once collected, it is marked as privately held: no new physical editions are produced, and the image leaves future cup-sticker rotations.

How collecting works

FROM ARCHIVE TO CUP

How an artwork reaches the cup

  1. 01

    New work enters the collection

    The work is not limited to coffee and is never tied to a particular drink. A city, shoreline, summer afternoon, dream or odd thought may become the next piece.

  2. 02

    Rhine curates the current rotation

    Rhine arranges each rotation by season, visual balance and the available collection, allowing photography, print, painting and collage to take turns on the cup.

  3. 03

    Prepared for print and the cup

    Each work is checked again for composition, color and detail at sticker size, then given an artwork ID so the small print retains clarity and texture.

  4. 04

    The artwork travels with coffee

    At service, the cup is paired with a work from the current rotation. Its story remains online after the coffee is gone. Cup art depends on current curation and production availability; the artwork received may vary.

PRIVACY BY DEFAULT

The artwork has an ID; your order is not on display

The gallery keeps only the artwork ID, date, style, medium and creative note. It does not publicly connect a work with a particular customer, drink or order.

THE CUP EXHIBITION

Today, your cup brings you an artwork

Every cup deserves to be treated with care—from extraction and temperature to the artwork on the cup. For yourself, it gives an everyday coffee more character; for a friend, it feels like a small gift chosen beyond the drink itself. Artwork follows the current rotation and production availability, so the piece received may vary.

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