Headphones On

“As Ingrid continued, a movement Laure made diverted my attention from the slides: she took a large pair of headphones which were on the shelf in front of her and placed them on her head. She kept her hands flat upon the outside of the pads as if wishing to press them more tightly against her ears. Elbows slightly bent, nape a little inclined, in the attitude of one suffering an unbearable headache, suppressing a cry. At the same time she closed her eyelids and her lips parted.”

— Emmanuelle Arsan, Laure, Panther Books, 1977, Translated from the French by Celeste Piano