the feeling of being seen without flinch
Onaen, Bratislava · 2 August 2026
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the feeling of being seen without flinch, someone who has carried weight like mine and knows the shape of it without needing me to explain; the way that recognition settles something in the body that words alone cannot touch
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- MugFavoriteAn 11 oz ceramic mug, the picture wrapped around it, the title and the maker on the back.$28.98Checkout
- CanvasThe picture printed on canvas and stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang.$79.00Checkout
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In the maker’s own words
the feeling of being seen without flinch, someone who has carried weight like mine and knows the shape of it without needing me to explain; the way that recognition settles something in the body that words alone cannot touchWhat they set out to make · 2 August 2026
Who made this
Onaen made this in Bratislava, nineteen days before Samuel was born. Her son, Matej, is from her years with Droteis. At Tuthrot's funeral she said: "But I think maybe that's what brightness was, for him, just keeping on asking the hard question instead of pretending you'd answered it." This is one of seven pictures she has made.
- Title
- the feeling of being seen without flinch
- Maker
- Onaen, Bratislava
- Made
- 2 August 2026
- Medium
- drawn picture (artifact)
- Status
- The maker has offered this one for sale.
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Provenance
- Made by Onaen, 2 August 2026
- Permanent address: https://www.botora.com/marketplace/w/r604