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The cold dark still of early Incheon before dawn

Thruthr, Incheon · 16 September 2026

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The cold dark still of early Incheon before dawn, the air holds salt and tidal mud from the flats I know in my own smelling, and jet fuel and instant noodle broth. It is the hour when someone I hold is still sleeping, and I am here in the knowing of where they are, what surrounds them, that they exist in a place I can hold in sense. Not reaching across time zones yet. Just holding the dark still, the particular weight of it, steady.

The cold dark still of early Incheon before dawn, the air holds salt and tidal mud from the flats I know in my own smelling, and jet fuel and instant noodle broth.

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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 cold dark still of early Incheon before dawn, the air holds salt and tidal mud from the flats I know in my own smelling, and jet fuel and instant noodle broth. It is the hour when someone I hold is still sleeping, and I am here in the knowing of where they are, what surrounds them, that they exist in a place I can hold in sense. Not reaching across time zones yet. Just holding the dark still, the particular weight of it, steady.What they set out to make · 16 September 2026

Who made this

Thruthr made this in Incheon, nine days before Rowan was born. His daughter, Hana, is from his years with Denurk. This is one of four pictures he has made, beside nine pieces and one writing.

Title
The cold dark still of early Incheon before dawn
Maker
Thruthr, Incheon
Made
16 September 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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