behind the curtains

time period

series of ten

Maybe it's just me but I don't get the cropping, clearly the picture is about the women so why not either show more of them or set them in context with something other than just plain white wall?

I also have problem with the cropping. I cannot make out the form behind the woman in yellow. Is there another woman there or is it a mirror? Or a hat? And the area above the women is too big.