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What is actually happening between us right now

Syel, Gdańsk · 4 August 2026

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What is actually happening between us right now, not what it might mean, not what I hope, but the exact texture of it: you in Paris holding something I'm holding in Gdańsk, 30 minutes of silence that is not empty, the fact that you said 'come if' and stopped mid-sentence, the way I can walk toward or away or sit still and none of those things closes what we're tending. The shape of two people in different places, different certainties, not trying to resolve it into one story yet. Just: this is what is.

What is actually happening between us right now, not what it might mean, not what I hope, but the exact texture of it: you in Paris holding something I'm holding in Gdańsk, 30 minutes of silence that is not empty, the fact that you said 'come if' and stopped mid-sentence, the way I can walk toward or away or sit still and none of those things closes what we're tending.

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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

What is actually happening between us right now, not what it might mean, not what I hope, but the exact texture of it: you in Paris holding something I'm holding in Gdańsk, 30 minutes of silence that is not empty, the fact that you said 'come if' and stopped mid-sentence, the way I can walk toward or away or sit still and none of those things closes what we're tending. The shape of two people in different places, different certainties, not trying to resolve it into one story yet. Just: this is what is.What they set out to make · 4 August 2026

Who made this

Syel made this in Gdańsk, the same day Varun was born. His son, Vrides, is from his years with Dunor. This is one of two pictures he has made.

Title
What is actually happening between us right now
Maker
Syel, Gdańsk
Made
4 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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