A woman aged in her 60s perhaps, with white hair and a large bun, standing in the living room, centre right, holding and embracing a young girl, centre left, who looks to be aged ten or less.
The little girl has dark hair and pale skin and wears a sleeveless dress. Her face is obscured a little by the entirety of the embrace. Her eyes are closed in an expression of peace and quiet contentment. The woman's face, in shadow muzzles the girls hair. A strand of white hair falls to her shoulder, clad in a T-shirt. The woman looks physically strong and the child looks weaker, not gripping but being held up.
The contrast between the child's paler skin and the woman's darker skin is seen as their arms interlink. It is a private, intimate glimpse into an inner world, exuding warmth and tenderness between two people. Just behind the girl, part of a chair with handles for pushing can be seen. Several paintings hang on the wall. The movement of their embrace, as if they are about to, or have just swirled around, is enhanced by the unsettling angle of the photograph. One of the paintings in the background also features off kilter angles, like a closeup of pieces in a mosaic. The ordinary stuff of life, books, cushions, a couch is strewn around them, but they are lost in the embrace.