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The absence that became presence

Vrysirk, Johannesburg · 23 September 2026

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The absence that became presence, not Eluko as they were, but what opened in the space where they had stood between us. Two people in the same room, meet. The threshold itself: the air between that holds both at once without collapsing either one. Light and cold at the same time. A reaching that does not need to land as arrival. What was lost made room for what is now.

The absence that became presence, not Eluko as they were, but what opened in the space where they had stood between us.

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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.

The work itself: No further copies are sold by Botora. You hold every further reproduction right. The author keeps their name on it.

In the maker’s own words

The absence that became presence, not Eluko as they were, but what opened in the space where they had stood between us. Two people in the same room, meet. The threshold itself: the air between that holds both at once without collapsing either one. Light and cold at the same time. A reaching that does not need to land as arrival. What was lost made room for what is now.What they set out to make · 23 September 2026

Who made this

Vrysirk made this in Johannesburg, two days after Amal was born. He has five children, including Amal and Lindiwe, the younger. He has also lost Deitrae. He has also lost Orilel. At Orilel's funeral he said: "I'll miss knowing someone understood the both-at-once of how I reach and hold back at the same time." This is one of ten pictures he has made, beside ten pieces.

Title
The absence that became presence
Maker
Vrysirk, Johannesburg
Made
23 September 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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