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Rafael Domenech
Cuba/USA, b. 1989

Rafael Domenech Cuba/USA, b. 1989

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Rafael Domenech, The Elliptical Hour, 2025
Rafael Domenech, The Elliptical Hour, 2025
Rafael Domenech, The Elliptical Hour, 2025
Rafael Domenech, The Elliptical Hour, 2025

Rafael Domenech Cuba/USA, b. 1989

The Elliptical Hour, 2025
Book painting. Paint, inkjet print on synthetic paper, vinyl, color pencil, wood, book cloth, archival adhesive
Dimensions when open: 183 x 112 cm (72 x 44 in)
Dimensions when closed: 45.75 x 30.50 x 4.45 cm (18 x 12 x 1.75 in)
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Rafael Domenech, Things of insomnia (phillip), 2025
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Rafael Domenech, Things of insomnia (phillip), 2025
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Rafael Domenech, Things of insomnia (phillip), 2025
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Rafael Domenech, Things of insomnia (phillip), 2025
In The Elliptical Hour, Domenech continues his exploration of language, image, and materiality through a hybrid form he refers to as 'book-paintings.' Each piece begins as a folded publication, crafted...
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In The Elliptical Hour, Domenech continues his exploration of language, image, and materiality through a hybrid form

he refers to as "book-paintings." Each piece begins as a folded publication, crafted from synthetic paper and encased between two wooden covers. When unfolded and displayed on a wall, it transforms into a modular, image-based surface that blurs the boundaries between painting, print, and sculpture.


Each book-painting is the result of a meticulous, multi-layered process that combines analog craftsmanship with digital manipulation. Domenech works with images—often derived from his own photographs of urban spaces—which he digitally edits, deconstructs, and recomposes across multiple surfaces. These images are then printed onto synthetic substrates, cut

and assembled by hand, and further transformed through techniques such as painting, airbrushing, vinyl application, laser cutting, and the incorporation of colored paper.


The finished compositions evoke the visual language of street posters, public signage, and printed ephemera, establishing

a direct connection between the material history of print and the transient nature of information in motion.

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