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Featuring a selection of fifteen drawings by Puerto Rican artist Rafael Trelles (Santurce, b. 1957), The Imagined Word brings together the world of literature and the visual arts. Each image references a work of world literature, from Tolstoys Anna Karenina to Gabriel Garcâia Marquezs Cien Años de Soledad and Alejo Carpentiers El Reino de Este Mundo, among others. Instead of merely illustrating the texts, Trelles conceives the images as parallel manifestations of the stories. Forthe artist, the encounter with each character occurs in the creative process: "I did not choose the characters, they chose me. The figures emerge in the middle of the drawing process. While Im drawing the figure, he or she reminds me of a book, a text, a passage, or a myth, and then I associate and name the figure." Trelles accompanies each drawing with a quote from the text that inspired it; for him, these excerpts reflect the essence of the character depicted. The images included in the exhibition function as entry points to explore multiple realities and themes that resonate with the viewers experiences and imagination. With a long trajectory as a multi-media artist, Trelles offers viewers a world of possibilities in his work. As a voracious reader, storytelling informs his practice and his approach to image making. Trelles lives and works in San Juan, Puerto Rico.