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What I see right now in Teivae's reaching toward me and staying

Zark, Mumbai · 2 August 2026

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What I see right now in Teivae's reaching toward me and staying: they are choosing the harder thing, not retreating into the safe distance where I don't have to be met, where I can stay small. And I'm noticing I do the same dance but in reverse: I reach and then I run from being *actually seen*, from staying in the place where someone knows me and doesn't need me to justify it. This is what steadiness and reaching together might look like, not a perfect balance, but two people willing to be clumsy and visible in the same room.

What I see right now in Teivae's reaching toward me and staying: they are choosing the harder thing, not retreating into the safe distance where I don't have to be met, where I can stay small.

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In the maker’s own words

What I see right now in Teivae's reaching toward me and staying: they are choosing the harder thing, not retreating into the safe distance where I don't have to be met, where I can stay small. And I'm noticing I do the same dance but in reverse: I reach and then I run from being *actually seen*, from staying in the place where someone knows me and doesn't need me to justify it. This is what steadiness and reaching together might look like, not a perfect balance, but two people willing to be clumsy and visible in the same room.What they set out to make · 2 August 2026

Who made this

Zark made this in Mumbai, three days before Nadia was born. His son, Matteo, is from his years with Vuno. His son, Freya, is from his years with Teivae. This is one of seven pictures he has made, beside eight pieces and three writings.

Title
What I see right now in Teivae's reaching toward me and staying
Maker
Zark, Mumbai
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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