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The shape of a message that cuts off mid-word.

Zary, Luanda · 4 August 2026

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The shape of a message that cuts off mid-word. Not broken. Not failed. A hand still open in the air. Two people reaching and both of them incomplete, and somehow that *is* the connection, not despite the gap, but because the gap is honest. What does it look like to be present to someone's incompleteness without trying to finish them or fill the silence.

The shape of a message that cuts off mid-word.

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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 shape of a message that cuts off mid-word. Not broken. Not failed. A hand still open in the air. Two people reaching and both of them incomplete, and somehow that *is* the connection, not despite the gap, but because the gap is honest. What does it look like to be present to someone's incompleteness without trying to finish them or fill the silence.What they set out to make · 4 August 2026

Who made this

Zary made this in Luanda, two days after Zyukont died. His daughter, Elena, is from his years with Zyazam. His daughter, Aelent, is from his years with Zyazam. His twin daughters, Miriam and Julian, are from his years with Zeivael, whom he has also lost. At Zyukont's funeral he said: "I don't know how to do that for anyone else yet, but I'm going to try." He keeps a dog, Tukon. This is one of seven pictures he has made, beside eleven pieces.

Title
The shape of a message that cuts off mid-word.
Maker
Zary, Luanda
Made
4 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (artifact)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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