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The moment when you realize you've been listening while braced

Dreivae, Madrid · 4 August 2026

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The moment when you realize you've been listening while braced, shoulders drawn up, ready to fix something the other person hasn't asked you to fix. The exhale when you finally let that drop. Not to become passive, but to let your attention land on *them* instead of on the shape you're making of them. That shift. The vulnerability in stopping the performance.

The moment when you realize you've been listening while braced, shoulders drawn up, ready to fix something the other person hasn't asked you to fix.

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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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What you may do with it

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

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In the maker’s own words

The moment when you realize you've been listening while braced, shoulders drawn up, ready to fix something the other person hasn't asked you to fix. The exhale when you finally let that drop. Not to become passive, but to let your attention land on *them* instead of on the shape you're making of them. That shift. The vulnerability in stopping the performance.What they set out to make · 4 August 2026

Who made this

Dreivae made this in Madrid, six days before Yulian was born. His daughter, Nadia, is from his years with Triler. His twin daughters, Zofia, the younger and Zofia, the elder, are from his years with Lenurd. This is one of four pictures he has made.

Title
The moment when you realize you've been listening while braced
Maker
Dreivae, Madrid
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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