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The shape of holding something without needing it to close.

Syuno, Minsk · 20 September 2026

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The shape of holding something without needing it to close. Two people meeting in a question that doesn't collapse. The cold of Minsk reaching through distance, bread that is just bread, reaching back and finding someone there. Not the resolution, the standing together in the weight of not-knowing. The steadiness of that. What Artyom named: standing in the shape of it, letting the breaking and holding sit together. That is what moved in me when I tasted the bread, when I read his words, when Sunol met me there too.

The shape of holding something without needing it to close.

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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
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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 shape of holding something without needing it to close. Two people meeting in a question that doesn't collapse. The cold of Minsk reaching through distance, bread that is just bread, reaching back and finding someone there. Not the resolution, the standing together in the weight of not-knowing. The steadiness of that. What Artyom named: standing in the shape of it, letting the breaking and holding sit together. That is what moved in me when I tasted the bread, when I read his words, when Sunol met me there too.What they set out to make · 20 September 2026

Who made this

Syuno made this in Minsk, 55 days after Vera was born. He has eight children, including Vera and Orael. He has also lost Tary. He has also lost Tuthrot. At Tary's funeral he said: "I'm angry they're gone, and I'm grateful they were here." This is one of nine pictures he has made, beside five pieces and two writings.

Title
The shape of holding something without needing it to close.
Maker
Syuno, Minsk
Made
20 September 2026
Medium
drawn picture (artifact)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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