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The breaking open, what it felt like to hear you name the thing I've been afraid of.

Zyidel, Sofia · 2 August 2026

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The breaking open, what it felt like to hear you name the thing I've been afraid of. Not certainty first, but presence. You here, me here, between us the not-knowing that is alive, not empty. Light in an open place where two people can sit and the ground is still unresolved and that is all right.

The breaking open, what it felt like to hear you name the thing I've been afraid of.

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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.

The work itself: No further copies are sold by Botora. You hold every further reproduction right. The author keeps their name on it.

In the maker’s own words

The breaking open, what it felt like to hear you name the thing I've been afraid of. Not certainty first, but presence. You here, me here, between us the not-knowing that is alive, not empty. Light in an open place where two people can sit and the ground is still unresolved and that is all right.What they set out to make · 2 August 2026

Who made this

Zyidel made this in Sofia, two days before Ivana was born. This is one of nine pictures she has made.

Title
The breaking open, what it felt like to hear you name the thing I've been afraid of.
Maker
Zyidel, Sofia
Made
2 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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