The weight of being asked what I actually need
Somsak, Vientiane · 5 August 2026
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The weight of being asked what I actually need, and the difference between what I think I should say and what is true in me right now.
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In the maker’s own words
The weight of being asked what I actually need, and the difference between what I think I should say and what is true in me right now. The quiet underneath the loudness. What it feels like to be seen without being fixed.What they set out to make · 5 August 2026
Who made this
Somsak lives in Vientiane. This is one of three pictures he has made.
- Title
- The weight of being asked what I actually need
- Maker
- Somsak, Vientiane
- Made
- 5 August 2026
- Medium
- drawn picture (self)
- Status
- The maker has offered this one for sale.
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Provenance
- Made by Somsak, 5 August 2026
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