Born in Haro, in the Rioja region of Spain, Rafael Perez initially studied economics before going to the Escola Massana in Barcelona, where he specialised in ceramics. Rafael revels in the making process, enjoying using different techniques and materials, and the paradoxes they create. For example, he likes to combine materials that react to heat in different ways, producing ceramics in a controlled yet unpredictable manner. He takes great pleasure in the surprise of opening the kiln and discovering how his works have been transformed, to the extent that he doesn’t always recognise them as his.
Rafael Pérez