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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

Objects & Photography

Analog photography, physical miniatures and handmade objects preserve real material, light and time, extending the archive beyond illustration.

130 works

Hand-built ceramic relief with mineral glaze artwork “Glazed Cloud Mountains,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic ceramic & glaze marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000427Objects & Photography

Glazed Cloud Mountains

Visual medium
Hand-built ceramic relief with mineral glaze
Technique
Ceramic & Glaze

“Glazed Cloud Mountains” uses hand-built ceramic relief with mineral glaze to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Finger marks, kiln freckles, pooled glaze and gently warped edges retain a surface completed by clay and fire.

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Hand-built ceramic relief with mineral glaze artwork “Amber Ferry Landing,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic ceramic & glaze marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000428Objects & Photography

Amber Ferry Landing

Visual medium
Hand-built ceramic relief with mineral glaze
Technique
Ceramic & Glaze

“Amber Ferry Landing” uses hand-built ceramic relief with mineral glaze to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Finger marks, kiln freckles, pooled glaze and gently warped edges retain a surface completed by clay and fire.

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Handmade miniature set and macro photography artwork “Greenhouse on Stamps,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic miniature set marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000429Objects & Photography

Greenhouse on Stamps

Visual medium
Handmade miniature set and macro photography
Technique
Miniature Set

“Greenhouse on Stamps” uses handmade miniature set and macro photography to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Cut paper edges, bent wire and tiny glue joins remain visible, giving the reduced world a convincing physical scale.

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Handmade miniature set and macro photography artwork “Night Market Drawer,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic miniature set marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000430Objects & Photography

Night Market Drawer

Visual medium
Handmade miniature set and macro photography
Technique
Miniature Set

“Night Market Drawer” uses handmade miniature set and macro photography to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Cut paper edges, bent wire and tiny glue joins remain visible, giving the reduced world a convincing physical scale.

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Handmade miniature set and macro photography artwork “Ferry on a Folded Map,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic miniature set marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000431Objects & Photography

Ferry on a Folded Map

Visual medium
Handmade miniature set and macro photography
Technique
Miniature Set

“Ferry on a Folded Map” uses handmade miniature set and macro photography to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Cut paper edges, bent wire and tiny glue joins remain visible, giving the reduced world a convincing physical scale.

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Handmade miniature set and macro photography artwork “Shelter Beneath a Leaf,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic miniature set marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000432Objects & Photography

Shelter Beneath a Leaf

Visual medium
Handmade miniature set and macro photography
Technique
Miniature Set

“Shelter Beneath a Leaf” uses handmade miniature set and macro photography to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Cut paper edges, bent wire and tiny glue joins remain visible, giving the reduced world a convincing physical scale.

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Handmade miniature set and macro photography artwork “Matchbox Bicycle Shop,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic miniature set marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000433Objects & Photography

Matchbox Bicycle Shop

Visual medium
Handmade miniature set and macro photography
Technique
Miniature Set

“Matchbox Bicycle Shop” uses handmade miniature set and macro photography to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Cut paper edges, bent wire and tiny glue joins remain visible, giving the reduced world a convincing physical scale.

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Handmade miniature set and macro photography artwork “Seaside Cinema in a Tin,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic miniature set marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000434Objects & Photography

Seaside Cinema in a Tin

Visual medium
Handmade miniature set and macro photography
Technique
Miniature Set

“Seaside Cinema in a Tin” uses handmade miniature set and macro photography to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Cut paper edges, bent wire and tiny glue joins remain visible, giving the reduced world a convincing physical scale.

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Handmade miniature set and macro photography artwork “Village on an Eraser Mountain,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic miniature set marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000435Objects & Photography

Village on an Eraser Mountain

Visual medium
Handmade miniature set and macro photography
Technique
Miniature Set

“Village on an Eraser Mountain” uses handmade miniature set and macro photography to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Cut paper edges, bent wire and tiny glue joins remain visible, giving the reduced world a convincing physical scale.

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Handmade miniature set and macro photography artwork “Walnut-Shell Laundromat,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic miniature set marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000436Objects & Photography

Walnut-Shell Laundromat

Visual medium
Handmade miniature set and macro photography
Technique
Miniature Set

“Walnut-Shell Laundromat” uses handmade miniature set and macro photography to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Cut paper edges, bent wire and tiny glue joins remain visible, giving the reduced world a convincing physical scale.

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Handmade miniature set and macro photography artwork “Moon Camp in a Glasses Case,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic miniature set marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000437Objects & Photography

Moon Camp in a Glasses Case

Visual medium
Handmade miniature set and macro photography
Technique
Miniature Set

“Moon Camp in a Glasses Case” uses handmade miniature set and macro photography to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Cut paper edges, bent wire and tiny glue joins remain visible, giving the reduced world a convincing physical scale.

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Handmade miniature set and macro photography artwork “Suitcase Allotment Garden,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic miniature set marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000438Objects & Photography

Suitcase Allotment Garden

Visual medium
Handmade miniature set and macro photography
Technique
Miniature Set

“Suitcase Allotment Garden” uses handmade miniature set and macro photography to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Cut paper edges, bent wire and tiny glue joins remain visible, giving the reduced world a convincing physical scale.

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Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment artwork “Ferns and Old Keys,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic darkroom experiment marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000439Objects & Photography

Ferns and Old Keys

Visual medium
Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment
Technique
Darkroom Experiment

“Ferns and Old Keys” uses silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Silver grain, chemical tide lines, scratches and uneven exposure turn light itself into the material of the work.

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Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment artwork “Marble Solar System,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic darkroom experiment marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000440Objects & Photography

Marble Solar System

Visual medium
Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment
Technique
Darkroom Experiment

“Marble Solar System” uses silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Silver grain, chemical tide lines, scratches and uneven exposure turn light itself into the material of the work.

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Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment artwork “Umbrella X-Ray,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic darkroom experiment marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000441Objects & Photography

Umbrella X-Ray

Visual medium
Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment
Technique
Darkroom Experiment

“Umbrella X-Ray” uses silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Silver grain, chemical tide lines, scratches and uneven exposure turn light itself into the material of the work.

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Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment artwork “Wing in Long Exposure,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic darkroom experiment marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000442Objects & Photography

Wing in Long Exposure

Visual medium
Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment
Technique
Darkroom Experiment

“Wing in Long Exposure” uses silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Silver grain, chemical tide lines, scratches and uneven exposure turn light itself into the material of the work.

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Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment artwork “Subway Into Grass,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic darkroom experiment marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000443Objects & Photography

Subway Into Grass

Visual medium
Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment
Technique
Darkroom Experiment

“Subway Into Grass” uses silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Silver grain, chemical tide lines, scratches and uneven exposure turn light itself into the material of the work.

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Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment artwork “Dance of an Empty Coat,” balancing the subject with negative space and authentic darkroom experiment marks. Founding concept proof

RC-000444Objects & Photography

Dance of an Empty Coat

Visual medium
Silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment
Technique
Darkroom Experiment

“Dance of an Empty Coat” uses silver-gelatin print and darkroom experiment to turn an everyday image into a tactile artwork. Silver grain, chemical tide lines, scratches and uneven exposure turn light itself into the material of the work.

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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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