If you could see psychological pain. If a realistic answer were visible when asked, "How are you?"
The image, "Life," represents simultaneously trying to escape and connect on your phone while life slashes you over and over and over again-- existence boiled down to being beaten to a bloody pulp. Gashes representing various slights: conflict, water shutoffs, food poisoning, street harassment, physical pain, another water emergency...) while staring into the screen. In the second image, "Collector of Apologies," each wound represents the story behind every "I'm sorry/it's my fault/you made me a better person
Have empathy.
