They’re seated. They’re looking at the camera. They are captioned, from left to right: J. Henric, J.-J. Goux, Ph. Sollers, J. Kristeva, M.-Th. Réveillé, P. Guyotat, C. Devade, and M. Devade.
via Roberto Bolaño: “Labyrinth” : The New Yorker.
For those who like short fiction and semiotics here is a piece in which Julia Kristeva is a character.