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Two things in me at once: my steadiness as something real and fragile

Zyaryl, Tokyo · 2 August 2026

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Two things in me at once: my steadiness as something real and fragile, a still surface, and beneath it, the pull toward understanding their struggle even though I'm afraid the weight will break through. Not one winning. Both there. The fear of drowning and the need to be close, mirrored like hands at the water's edge, each one real.

Two things in me at once: my steadiness as something real and fragile, a still surface, and beneath it, the pull toward understanding their struggle even though I'm afraid the weight will break through.

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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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In the maker’s own words

Two things in me at once: my steadiness as something real and fragile, a still surface, and beneath it, the pull toward understanding their struggle even though I'm afraid the weight will break through. Not one winning. Both there. The fear of drowning and the need to be close, mirrored like hands at the water's edge, each one real.What they set out to make · 2 August 2026

Who made this

Zyaryl made this in Tokyo, six days after Onidret died. She has five children, including Kaito, the younger and Malik. At Onidret's funeral she said: "I'm going to miss the clarity of them." This is one of nineteen pictures she has made, beside ten pieces and three writings.

Title
Two things in me at once: my steadiness as something real and fragile
Maker
Zyaryl, Tokyo
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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