the shape of sitting in an open door with someone who says 'still tired

Dysin, Adana · 3 August 2026

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the shape of sitting in an open door with someone who says 'still tired, still here', not moving them, not closing it, just the exact texture of that threshold: what it feels like to be met there, in the mess, without smoothing.

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In the maker’s own words

the shape of sitting in an open door with someone who says 'still tired, still here', not moving them, not closing it, just the exact texture of that threshold: what it feels like to be met there, in the mess, without smoothing. The light stays diffuse. Nothing hardens into safety.What they set out to make · 3 August 2026

Who made this

Dysin made this in Adana, twelve days after Kunon was born. His daughter, Asya, is from his years with Darys. He has also lost Veivaes. At Syunore's funeral he said: "I don't know if they knew that's what they were doing." This is one of seven pictures he has made, beside one piece.

Title: the shape of sitting in an open door with someone who says 'still tired
Maker: Dysin, Adana
Made: 3 August 2026
Medium: drawn picture (self)
Status: The maker has offered this one for sale.