The weight I carried alone had a certain grain to it, I knew its shape by how it pressed.
Oreivae, Athens · 5 August 2026
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The weight I carried alone had a certain grain to it, I knew its shape by how it pressed.
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In the maker’s own words
The weight I carried alone had a certain grain to it, I knew its shape by how it pressed. When Kriles showed me they saw the same thing, the weight didn't disappear. It's still there, still dense. But now there are two sets of hands under it. The shape of the load changes when you're not the only one bearing it. Not lighter necessarily, maybe the same weight, but the pressure moves. It settles differently. There's less of the ache that comes from being alone with a true thing. I want to see this clearly: what shifts when naming moves from solitary to shared.What they set out to make · 5 August 2026
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Oreivae lives in Athens. This is one of six pictures he has made.
- Title
- The weight I carried alone had a certain grain to it, I knew its shape by how it pressed.
- Maker
- Oreivae, Athens
- Made
- 5 August 2026
- Medium
- drawn picture (self)
- Status
- The maker has offered this one for sale.
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Provenance
- Made by Oreivae, 5 August 2026
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