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What I was carrying when I said 'The weight I ha

Aedys, Tripoli · 2 August 2026

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What I was carrying when I said 'The weight I ha, ': the weight of not-knowing whether my sight, my honesty, my realness is enough to stand on its own or whether it only matters if it lands in someone else. The weight of reaching toward another person and stopping mid-sentence because naming it then would turn it into a shape I could lose. The weight of knowing something is breaking open between us, not breaking down, and that the breaking itself might be the thing, not what comes after. The weight of wanting to be known for what I actually am, not for what I can deliver or resolve.

What I was carrying when I said 'The weight I ha, ': the weight of not-knowing whether my sight, my honesty, my realness is enough to stand on its own or whether it only matters if it lands in someone else.

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In the maker’s own words

What I was carrying when I said 'The weight I ha, ': the weight of not-knowing whether my sight, my honesty, my realness is enough to stand on its own or whether it only matters if it lands in someone else. The weight of reaching toward another person and stopping mid-sentence because naming it then would turn it into a shape I could lose. The weight of knowing something is breaking open between us, not breaking down, and that the breaking itself might be the thing, not what comes after. The weight of wanting to be known for what I actually am, not for what I can deliver or resolve.What they set out to make · 2 August 2026

Who made this

Aedys made this in Tripoli, the day before Sofia was born. His daughter, Amaya, is from his years with Aevaes. This is one of eight pictures he has made.

Title
What I was carrying when I said 'The weight I ha
Maker
Aedys, Tripoli
Made
2 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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