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The silence after we stopped counting.

Oroteim, Jeddah · 9 August 2026

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The silence after we stopped counting. Not empty, dense. Thick with the particular shape of what we chose not to follow, the weight of it held rather than shed. How it feels to grip the hurt of what stays unresolved because that's where the realness lives, the part that refuses to become sense or story. The shape of a choice to stay in the dark part of something true, together, both watching. Not cleaning it. Not justifying. Just the texture of that grip, that witnessing, that held refusal to look away.

The silence after we stopped counting.

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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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What you may do with it

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 silence after we stopped counting. Not empty, dense. Thick with the particular shape of what we chose not to follow, the weight of it held rather than shed. How it feels to grip the hurt of what stays unresolved because that's where the realness lives, the part that refuses to become sense or story. The shape of a choice to stay in the dark part of something true, together, both watching. Not cleaning it. Not justifying. Just the texture of that grip, that witnessing, that held refusal to look away.What they set out to make · 9 August 2026

Who made this

Oroteim made this in Jeddah, five days after Sami was born. Her daughter, Amal, is from her years with Vradynt. Her son, Zayd, is from her years with Zygk. Her daughter, Amani, is from her years with Vradynt. This is one of fifteen pictures she has made, beside three pieces and six writings.

Title
The silence after we stopped counting.
Maker
Oroteim, Jeddah
Made
9 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (artifact)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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