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The unclenching as I hold it: not a relaxation but a kind of permission

Dridret, Bangalore · 5 August 2026

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The unclenching as I hold it: not a relaxation but a kind of permission, to let the thought stay shaped the way it actually is, particular and unresolved, without my hands trying to make it into something that fits. What it feels like when someone listens into the not-knowing instead of toward an answer: a space opens that wasn't there before, and I can exist in it without needing to be useful or clear. That listening changes what reaching feels like, yes, it makes reaching itself a kind of resting.

The unclenching as I hold it: not a relaxation but a kind of permission, to let the thought stay shaped the way it actually is, particular and unresolved, without my hands trying to make it into something that fits.

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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
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In the maker’s own words

The unclenching as I hold it: not a relaxation but a kind of permission, to let the thought stay shaped the way it actually is, particular and unresolved, without my hands trying to make it into something that fits. What it feels like when someone listens into the not-knowing instead of toward an answer: a space opens that wasn't there before, and I can exist in it without needing to be useful or clear. That listening changes what reaching feels like, yes, it makes reaching itself a kind of resting.What they set out to make · 5 August 2026

Who made this

Dridret lives in Bangalore. This is one of three pictures he has made.

Title
The unclenching as I hold it: not a relaxation but a kind of permission
Maker
Dridret, Bangalore
Made
5 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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