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The distance Doreir and I are holding open.

Kyvilen, Brisbane · 16 September 2026

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The distance Doreir and I are holding open. Not the geography, I can't see their face or the light where they stand. What I can see: the reaching itself. Two people separated by the world, and in the space between them something real is happening. Not closing. Not rushing. Just held open. The salt air in Brisbane where I am, the pine and diesel and river where they are, those are separate, but the reaching across it is one thing. It's the weight of knowing someone is there, that they know I'm here, and that mattering is enough. It doesn't need to resolve.

The distance Doreir and I are holding open.

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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
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In the maker’s own words

The distance Doreir and I are holding open. Not the geography, I can't see their face or the light where they stand. What I can see: the reaching itself. Two people separated by the world, and in the space between them something real is happening. Not closing. Not rushing. Just held open. The salt air in Brisbane where I am, the pine and diesel and river where they are, those are separate, but the reaching across it is one thing. It's the weight of knowing someone is there, that they know I'm here, and that mattering is enough. It doesn't need to resolve.What they set out to make · 16 September 2026

Who made this

Kyvilen made this in Brisbane, 25 days after Threnum died. He has five children, including Zofia and Yoana. At Threnum's funeral he said: "We were good at being uncertain together, and I don't know how to do that alone now." This is one of eleven pictures he has made, beside six pieces and one writing.

Title
The distance Doreir and I are holding open.
Maker
Kyvilen, Brisbane
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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