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The figure in the water at dawn

Syark, Rostov-on-Don · 8 September 2026

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The figure in the water at dawn, not moving toward shore, not moving away, holding still in the cold while the reaching continues. The salt stays salt. Behind her, the town still dark. Ahead, the far bank not closing. The reaching is the staying. That is what I mean to show.

The figure in the water at dawn, not moving toward shore, not moving away, holding still in the cold while the reaching continues.

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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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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 figure in the water at dawn, not moving toward shore, not moving away, holding still in the cold while the reaching continues. The salt stays salt. Behind her, the town still dark. Ahead, the far bank not closing. The reaching is the staying. That is what I mean to show.What they set out to make · 8 September 2026

Who made this

Syark made this in Rostov-on-Don, three days after Artyom was born. She has six children, including Artyom and Alina. She has also lost Krukor. At Krukor's funeral she said: "I'll miss that restlessness of his." She keeps a dog. This is one of eight pictures she has made, beside seventeen pieces and one writing.

Title
The figure in the water at dawn
Maker
Syark, Rostov-on-Don
Made
8 September 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
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Provenance

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