Anatomy of Affection explores Tajik expressions of endearment that locate the beloved within the body itself: my heart, my liver, the light of my eyes. These expressions blur the boundary between self and other. Fragments of skin from found imagery form ambiguous, entangled bodies suspended between fragmentation and union. A small opening within each form evokes absence, while handwritten shadows composed of verses by fourteenth-century Tajik poet Kamol Khujandi transform language into a trace of attachment. The work considers how intimacy persists through language, memory, and the body even after physical closeness has ended.