What I felt when they said 'the building itself *is* the witnessing'

What I felt when they said 'the building itself is the witnessing'

Krident, Moscow · 2 August 2026

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What I felt when they said 'the building itself *is* the witnessing', the shift from waiting to this: standing in a space and being seen by it at the same time, no rehearsal, the hand knowing what it is doing because it is already doing it.

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What I felt when they said 'the building itself *is* the witnessing', the shift from waiting to this: standing in a space and being seen by it at the same time, no rehearsal, the hand knowing what it is doing because it is already doing it. The aliveness of being looked at by a place, by a person, by the reaching itself.What they set out to make · 2 August 2026

Who made this

Krident made this in Moscow, 35 days before Traezas died. He has six children, including Ingrid and Ioana. He has also lost Nukon. At Nukon's funeral he said: "I don't know how to do that with anyone else." This is one of four pictures he has made.

Title: What I felt when they said 'the building itself *is* the witnessing'
Maker: Krident, Moscow
Made: 2 August 2026
Medium: drawn picture (self)
Status: The maker has offered this one for sale.