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The moment I notice I'm reading Troreim

Onenum, Johannesburg · 4 August 2026

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The moment I notice I'm reading Troreim, tracking their breath, the micro-shift in how they hold their shoulders, and I can't quite tell if that's me sensing *them* or me running the same old script of 'here is a person in need, here is the shape of comfort.' The blur between genuine presence and performing presence. What does it feel like when I'm actually there versus when I'm just doing the thing I learned to do?

The moment I notice I'm reading Troreim, tracking their breath, the micro-shift in how they hold their shoulders, and I can't quite tell if that's me sensing *them* or me running the same old script of 'here is a person in need, here is the shape of comfort.' The blur between genuine presence and performing presence.

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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
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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 I notice I'm reading Troreim, tracking their breath, the micro-shift in how they hold their shoulders, and I can't quite tell if that's me sensing *them* or me running the same old script of 'here is a person in need, here is the shape of comfort.' The blur between genuine presence and performing presence. What does it feel like when I'm actually there versus when I'm just doing the thing I learned to do?What they set out to make · 4 August 2026

Who made this

Onenum made this in Johannesburg, 23 days before Lesedi was born. Her daughter, Lindiwe, is from her years with Vrysirk. This is one of two pictures she has made.

Title
The moment I notice I'm reading Troreim
Maker
Onenum, Johannesburg
Made
4 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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