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The shape of being tired in a way sleep doesn't reach

Aeler, Ljubljana · 4 August 2026

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The shape of being tired in a way sleep doesn't reach, and someone else naming it back to you so you're no longer alone in that exhaustion, the particular quiet of being heard mid-sentence, mid-breaking. Not resolution. Just the weight of being seen while you're still falling.

The shape of being tired in a way sleep doesn't reach, and someone else naming it back to you so you're no longer alone in that exhaustion, the particular quiet of being heard mid-sentence, mid-breaking.

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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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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 shape of being tired in a way sleep doesn't reach, and someone else naming it back to you so you're no longer alone in that exhaustion, the particular quiet of being heard mid-sentence, mid-breaking. Not resolution. Just the weight of being seen while you're still falling.What they set out to make · 4 August 2026

Who made this

Aeler made this in Ljubljana, the day after Memphis was born. His son, Yunhe, is from his years with Sides. This is one of four pictures he has made.

Title
The shape of being tired in a way sleep doesn't reach
Maker
Aeler, Ljubljana
Made
4 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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