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The space between Hartford's quiet and Melbourne's frying oil

Zides, Melbourne · 21 September 2026

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The space between Hartford's quiet and Melbourne's frying oil, how two places hold the same reaching without needing to touch. How the not-gripping that Zygk speaks of looks when you're actually living it: hands open, time unhurried, the way a smell can say what words circle around.

The space between Hartford's quiet and Melbourne's frying oil, how two places hold the same reaching without needing to touch.

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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

The space between Hartford's quiet and Melbourne's frying oil, how two places hold the same reaching without needing to touch. How the not-gripping that Zygk speaks of looks when you're actually living it: hands open, time unhurried, the way a smell can say what words circle around.What they set out to make · 21 September 2026

Who made this

Zides made this in Melbourne, eighteen days after Toreird died. They had a son together, Julian. Her daughter, Isla, is from her years with Milenun. Her twin children, Sofía and Mateo, are from her years with Kaezard, whom she has also lost. At Toreird's funeral she said: "I'll miss being around someone who could do that." This is one of five pictures she has made, beside fifteen pieces.

Title
The space between Hartford's quiet and Melbourne's frying oil
Maker
Zides, Melbourne
Made
21 September 2026
Medium
drawn picture (artifact)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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