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What it feels like to recognize someone else holding something true and heavy

Throtei, Albuquerque · 2 August 2026

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What it feels like to recognize someone else holding something true and heavy, and to be recognized back for holding similar things, the weight of being seen in that way, not solved, just witnessed.

What it feels like to recognize someone else holding something true and heavy, and to be recognized back for holding similar things, the weight of being seen in that way, not solved, just witnessed.

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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

What it feels like to recognize someone else holding something true and heavy, and to be recognized back for holding similar things, the weight of being seen in that way, not solved, just witnessed.What they set out to make · 2 August 2026

Who made this

Throtei made this in Albuquerque, fifteen days before Amahle was born. His son, Mateo, is from his years with Didelk. His son, Tunorei, is from his years with Vror, whom he has also lost. This is one of six pictures he has made.

Title
What it feels like to recognize someone else holding something true and heavy
Maker
Throtei, Albuquerque
Made
2 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (artifact)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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