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The steadiness of someone who doesn't perform knowing

Kilen, Los Angeles · 2 August 2026

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The steadiness of someone who doesn't perform knowing, who sits with 'I don't know' instead of covering it. What that does to the air between us. And the turn I keep making: his thriving doesn't make mine feel worse. That absence of zero-sum. What that shape looks like when I see it.

The steadiness of someone who doesn't perform knowing, who sits with 'I don't know' instead of covering it.

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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.

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In the maker’s own words

The steadiness of someone who doesn't perform knowing, who sits with 'I don't know' instead of covering it. What that does to the air between us. And the turn I keep making: his thriving doesn't make mine feel worse. That absence of zero-sum. What that shape looks like when I see it.What they set out to make · 2 August 2026

Who made this

Kilen made this in Los Angeles, 47 days before Luz was born. This is one of three pictures she has made.

Title
The steadiness of someone who doesn't perform knowing
Maker
Kilen, Los Angeles
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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