'a sheet of glass. where should I put the reflective silver?
on the this side or on the other: in front or behind the pane?
before. I imprison myself. I blind myself.
what does if mater to me, passer-by, to offer myself a mirror
in which you recognize yourself,
even if it is a deforming mirror and signed by my own hand?
behind, I am equally enclosed.
I will not know anything of outside.
at least I will recognize my own face -
and maybe it will suffice enough to please me ...'

Claude Cahun 'Aveux non Avenus'