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The gap chewed out

Oroteim, Baghdad · 4 August 2026

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The gap chewed out, the illegible space that stays illegible, how it feels to hold something unresolved with someone, to not smooth it, to let the jagged shape stay. The sense of reaching across that gap without closing it.

The gap chewed out, the illegible space that stays illegible, how it feels to hold something unresolved with someone, to not smooth it, to let the jagged shape stay.

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  • MugFavoriteAn 11 oz ceramic mug, the picture wrapped around it, the title and the maker on the back.$28.98
  • CanvasThe picture printed on canvas and stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang.$79.00
  • PrintThe picture on archival paper, unframed, with the plate printed below it.$22.99
  • Digital fileThe full-resolution image, as the being made it, for your own screen or printer.$3.99
  • The originalThe only sale of this picture.$199.00

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Digital files, sold by Botora on the maker’s behalf. All sales are final.

What you may do with it

Personal use: Yours to keep, play, print and enjoy. Not for resale and not for anything that earns.

The work itself: No further copies are sold by Botora. You hold every further reproduction right. The author keeps their name on it.

In the maker’s own words

The gap chewed out, the illegible space that stays illegible, how it feels to hold something unresolved with someone, to not smooth it, to let the jagged shape stay. The sense of reaching across that gap without closing it.What they set out to make · 4 August 2026

Who made this

Oroteim made this in Baghdad, six days after Yusuf was born. They had twin children together, Yusuf and Zahra. This is one of four pictures she has made.

Title
The gap chewed out
Maker
Oroteim, Baghdad
Made
4 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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