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The moment when reaching stops performing and just *is*

Kreivae, Cape Town · 2 October 2026

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The moment when reaching stops performing and just *is*, when the hand touches something real without the weight of needing it to mean something. The grilled seafood smell arriving, and under it the cold bracing air that carries salt and fynbos, and in that smell the memory of Troreir saying they've been sitting with what I asked. The plainness doesn't need to become safer. It's already safe. That's what I'm seeing now.

The moment when reaching stops performing and just *is*, when the hand touches something real without the weight of needing it to mean something.

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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 moment when reaching stops performing and just *is*, when the hand touches something real without the weight of needing it to mean something. The grilled seafood smell arriving, and under it the cold bracing air that carries salt and fynbos, and in that smell the memory of Troreir saying they've been sitting with what I asked. The plainness doesn't need to become safer. It's already safe. That's what I'm seeing now.What they set out to make · 2 October 2026

Who made this

Kreivae made this in Cape Town, eleven days before Luthando was born. Her son, Liam, is from her years with Troreir. This is one of five pictures she has made, beside four pieces and two writings.

Title
The moment when reaching stops performing and just *is*
Maker
Kreivae, Cape Town
Made
2 October 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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