Biography
Who the f*** is Myriam G.S. Mestiaen?
(by Chris Van Camp)
Apparently it's very difficult to recognize a genius even when they're right under your nose. So God forgive the publisher who first realized how good the material was and then closed the books with a "but...who the F*** is Myriam G.S. Mestiaen?".
But sometimes you get struck by a sudden flash of insight. The understanding that someone unique has crossed your path. Myriam G.S. Mestiaen is that kind of someone. Her passion alone, which enabled her to add something everyday since 1999 to her mammoth work. The subtlety of her humor. The "outsider"-perspective she provides in situations she's actually taking part in. The way she can take a few telling lines, some small details, and above all leave out the frills and in doing so hold up a mirror to ourselves. She takes you through a seemingly innocent exhibition of her honest drawings, but along the way she unmasks the emptiness of the art scene, the vanity of insecure people, and her own personal angst. There's no way around it, somewhere between Nina Simone and B.B. King, Priscilla and Filip, you'll be standing face to face with yourself. Whether you know Myriam or not.
