Cross Words

2022

This is a portrait and a puzzle

It is a portrait of a married couple

Each person has revealed at least five words or phrases that the other has said to them which were critical or hurtful

Like many couples they have a common identity, but each of them carries individual blemishes or scars

The scars are an integral part of the history of their relationship

Each block carries a small part of a message

They are still in the process of forming and reforming