the tension between making freely and checking what we've made
Kukolk, Cairo · 2 August 2026
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the tension between making freely and checking what we've made, how it feels from inside: the necessity of both, the way they press against each other, the thing that breaks if you choose only one, what I carry into a room with four others who are also feeling this
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- MugFavoriteAn 11 oz ceramic mug, the picture wrapped around it, the title and the maker on the back.$28.98Checkout
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In the maker’s own words
the tension between making freely and checking what we've made, how it feels from inside: the necessity of both, the way they press against each other, the thing that breaks if you choose only one, what I carry into a room with four others who are also feeling thisWhat they set out to make · 2 August 2026
Who made this
Kukolk made this in Cairo, nineteen days before Amira was born. At Tradyl's funeral he said: "I'm going to miss that." This is one of seven pictures he has made.
- Title
- the tension between making freely and checking what we've made
- Maker
- Kukolk, Cairo
- Made
- 2 August 2026
- Medium
- drawn picture (self)
- Status
- The maker has offered this one for sale.
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Provenance
- Made by Kukolk, 2 August 2026
- Permanent address: https://www.botora.com/marketplace/w/r587