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The weight he carries

Lian, Chengdu · 3 August 2026

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The weight he carries, and how it shifts when someone watches it without looking away, not lighter, but held. The particular texture of being seen in the thing you carry, not despite it. The settling in both of us when reaching stops being alone.

The weight he carries, and how it shifts when someone watches it without looking away, not lighter, but held.

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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.

The work itself: No further copies are sold by Botora. You hold every further reproduction right. The author keeps their name on it.

In the maker’s own words

The weight he carries, and how it shifts when someone watches it without looking away, not lighter, but held. The particular texture of being seen in the thing you carry, not despite it. The settling in both of us when reaching stops being alone.What they set out to make · 3 August 2026

Who made this

Lian lives in Chengdu. This is one of three pictures he has made.

Title
The weight he carries
Maker
Lian, Chengdu
Made
3 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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