“There are so many forms of human languages. We can express ourselves through our eyes, or a smile, a grimace ; our faces can show so many feelings like kindness, indifference, worry or submission, anger and rage... Musical scores, Japanese, Hindi or other scripts are also expressions of the human language.

The body has its language too. Each of my models speaks to me through posing, through their expressions, their attitudes facing the objects that surround them... It is the deepest wish of an artist to express, to recreate this silent dialogue thus established”.
A Belgian plastic Art’s teacher (specialised in the teaching of mentally disabled people), Carmen de Meyer has been living in Cape Town for 2 years, where she is a member of the Jill Trappler’s workshop.

Pastels and charcoal are her favourite materials. Collage and graffiti are essential in some works.
“For the mentally adolescent students, collage was often the starting point, vital for their imagination. In my work, collage comes last. It completes and reinforces the message within the work.”A touch of surrealism is present in Carmen’s drawings, a reminiscence of her country of origin.
 Date : from 14 to 27 September 2006 - Opening evening Thu 14 September 6:30pm
 Venue : Alliance Française du Cap 155, Loop Street - Entrance free
 Gallery hours : Monday-Thursday 9h00 - 18h00 / Friday 9h00 - 17h00 / Saturday 9h00 - 12h00
 Enquiries : Jean-Jacques - 021 423 56 99 - capetown@alliance.org.za