[{"id":6084,"title":"L´Agrume","dimensions":"17 x 10.2 cm, 77 p, language: French (available in Spanish, Swedish and German), publisher: Editions Allia, Paris, ISBN: 2844850715","date_begin":"2010-01-01","material":"ink, paper","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":26,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"artist novel","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"B 2025/172","stream_count_app":18,"permalink":"l-agrume","description_ru":null,"description_de":null,"description_es":null,"description_el":null,"short_description_du":null,"short_description_fr":null,"short_description_ru":null,"short_description_de":null,"short_description_es":null,"short_description_el":null,"description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/012/907/large/evibert_20121015_102355_001.jpg?1350290638","poster_credits":"(c)image: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e If *Mon Grand-P\u0026egrave;re* made some discreet ripples in the tub that is the French literary world, then Mrejen\u0026rsquo;s second novel *L\u0026acute;Agrume* got the bathroom floor considerably wet. In her own modest words, it is \u0026ldquo;the story of a girl who projects her desires on a guy who doesn\u0026rsquo;t really give a fuck\u0026rdquo;. Nothing new there, you might suggest, but this tale of a naive young woman being strung along struck a veritable chord with, among others, the very same trendy boho thirtysomethings that Mrejen is mocking, though never cruelly. \u003cstrong\u003eRelation of the novel to the artist\u0026rsquo;s practice\u003c/strong\u003e All her three novels, which were published in 2005 under one title, *Trois Quartiers*, are characterized as much by their terseness and Parisian setting as by their distinct literary style \u0026mdash; short blocks of text, chronologically shuffled and fragmented in such a way that they could act as written mini-storyboards for one of Mrejen\u0026rsquo;s films. For example, the film *La D\u0026eacute;faite du rouge-gorge* is not really an adaptation of *L\u0026#39;Agrume*, but in both works story and characters are the same. Mrejen wrote both the script and the novel simultaneously. [Novel website](http://valeriemrejen.com/folio/?portfolio=lagrume)\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiteraire synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e Als *Mon Grand-P\u0026egrave;re* voor enkele discrete rimpels zorgde in de tobbe van de Franse literaire wereld, dan heeft Mr\u0026eacute;jens tweede roman *L\u0026rsquo;Agrume* de badkamervloer behoorlijk nat gemaakt. De roman is, in haar eigen bescheiden woorden, \u0026#39;\u0026#39;het verhaal van een meisje dat haar verlangens projecteert op een kerel die het geen fuck kan schelen\u0026#39;\u0026#39;. Niets nieuws onder de zon, zou je denken. Maar dit verhaal van een na\u0026iuml;eve jonge vrouw die zich laat meeslepen, raakte een gevoelige snaar bij, onder andere, uitgerekend dezelfde hippe boho-dertigers die Mr\u0026eacute;jen bespot \u0026ndash; zij het nooit wreedaardig. \u003cstrong\u003eVerhouding van de roman tot de praktijk van de kunstenaar\u003c/strong\u003e Al haar drie romans, die in 2005 samen werden uitgebracht onder de titel *Trois Quartiers*, zijn evenzeer bepaald door hun bondigheid en hun setting in Parijs als door hun uitgesproken literaire stijl \u0026mdash; korte brokken tekst, chronologisch door elkaar gehaspeld en gefragmenteerd, zodat ze zouden kunnen dienen als uitgeschreven mini-storyboards voor een film van Mr\u0026eacute;jen. De film *La D\u0026eacute;faite du rouge-gorge* bijvoorbeeld is niet echt een verfilming van L\u0026rsquo;Agrume, maar in beide werken zijn het verhaal en de personages dezelfde. Mr\u0026eacute;jen schreef het script en de roman simultaan. [Novel website](http://valeriemrejen.com/folio/?portfolio=lagrume)\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]},{"id":6085,"title":"Eau Sauvage","dimensions":"17 x 10.2 cm, 92 p, language: French (available in Spanish and Swedish), publisher: Editions Allia, Paris, ISBN: 2844851363","date_begin":"2004-01-01","material":"ink, paper","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":26,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"B 2025/173","stream_count_app":17,"permalink":"eau-sauvage","description_ru":null,"description_de":null,"description_es":null,"description_el":null,"short_description_du":null,"short_description_fr":null,"short_description_ru":null,"short_description_de":null,"short_description_es":null,"short_description_el":null,"description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/012/906/large/evibert_20121015_102253_001.jpg?1350290375","poster_credits":"(c)image: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e In *Eau Sauvage*, Mrejen casts a wry eye on generational differences, retracing the father-daughter relationship previously depicted in *Mon Grand-P\u0026egrave;re*. This time it is through a false dialogue, for we only hear the voice of the father \u0026mdash; complaining, misapprehending, attempting to understand; out-of-touch with his progenies. \u003cstrong\u003eRelation of the novel to the artist\u0026rsquo;s practice\u003c/strong\u003e All her three novels, which were published in 2005 under one title, *Trois Quartiers*, are characterized as much by their terseness and Parisian setting as by their distinct literary style \u0026mdash; short blocks of text, chronologically shuffled and fragmented in such a way that they could act as written mini-storyboards for one of Mrejen\u0026rsquo;s films. [Novel website](http://valeriemrejen.com/folio/?portfolio=eau-sauvage)\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiteraire synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e In *Eau Sauvage* werpt Mr\u0026eacute;jen een kritische blik op de verschillen tussen generaties, waarbij ze de vader-dochterrelatie herneemt die ze eerder weergaf in *Mon Grand-P\u0026egrave;re*. Deze keer is het door een valse dialoog, want we horen alleen de stem van de vader, die klaagt, misbegrijpt, probeert te begrijpen \u0026ndash; het contact verloren met zijn nageslacht. \u003cstrong\u003eVerhouding van de roman tot de praktijk van de kunstenaar\u003c/strong\u003e Al haar drie romans, die in 2005 samen werden uitgebracht onder de titel *Trois Quartiers*, zijn evenzeer bepaald door hun bondigheid en hun setting in Parijs als door hun uitgesproken literaire stijl \u0026mdash; korte brokken tekst, chronologisch door elkaar gehaspeld en gefragmenteerd, zodat ze zouden kunnen dienen als uitgeschreven mini-storyboards voor een film van Mr\u0026eacute;jen. [Novel website](http://valeriemrejen.com/folio/?portfolio=eau-sauvage)\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]},{"id":6086,"title":"Forêt Noire","dimensions":"12 x 18.5 cm, 123 p, language:French, publisher: Paris: P.O.L. éditeur, ISBN: 978-2818014851","date_begin":"2012-01-01","material":"ink, paper","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":26,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":2,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"B 2025/217","stream_count_app":24,"permalink":"foret-noire","description_ru":null,"description_de":null,"description_es":null,"description_el":null,"short_description_du":null,"short_description_fr":null,"short_description_ru":null,"short_description_de":null,"short_description_es":null,"short_description_el":null,"description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/013/364/large/ForetNoire.jpg?1354134846","poster_credits":null,"translations":[{"locale":"en","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e This book is about the ghosts that haunt our memories. The text is an incomplete inventory of stories that recur with both familiarity and a certain regularity about the disappearance of people Val\u0026eacute;rie Mr\u0026eacute;jen either knew or heard say of from others. There is also a stroll through the streets of her neighbourhood with a woman\u0026rsquo;s spirit, but they are unable to catch up on things because too much time has gone by and the gap between them is too deep. Val\u0026eacute;rie Mr\u0026eacute;jen wrote this text in reference to the beginnings of the series *Six Feet Under* (that she quotes once) and also to a sentence in Mirelle Havet\u0026rsquo;s journal of 1918: \u0026ldquo;\u0026hellip; and I am as full of the dead as a crypt, full of memories and dreams\u0026hellip;\u0026rdquo; *For\u0026ecirc;t Noire* (Black Forest) is in keeping with Val\u0026eacute;rie Mr\u0026eacute;jen\u0026rsquo;s precedent books, with a tendency to come closer to the novel. \u003cstrong\u003eRelation of the novel to the artist\u0026rsquo;s practice\u003c/strong\u003e The book opens and ends with the suicide of an artist and friend, Edouard Lev\u0026eacute;, who played in some of the films and videos (*La D\u0026eacute;faite du rouge-gorge*, *Il a fait beau*, *Blue Bar*). [Novel website](http://valeriemrejen.com/folio/?portfolio=foret-noire)\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiteraire synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e Dit boek gaat over de geesten die spoken in onze herinneringen. De tekst is een onvolledige inventaris van verhalen die met een zekere regelmaat en familiariteit de ronde doen over de verdwijning van mensen die Val\u0026eacute;rie Mr\u0026eacute;jen heeft gekend of waar ze van heeft gehoord via anderen. Er is ook een wandeling door de straten van haar buurt met de geest van een vrouw, maar ze slagen er niet in om bij te praten omdat er te veel tijd voorbij is gegaan en het water te diep is tussen hen. Val\u0026eacute;rie Mr\u0026eacute;jen verwijst met de tekst naar het begin van de tv-reeks *Six Feet Under* (die ze \u0026eacute;\u0026eacute;n keer citeert) en ook naar een zin in het dagboek van Mireille Havet in 1918: \u0026#39;\u0026#39;\u0026hellip; en ik ben zo vol van de dood als een crypte, vol herinneringen en dromen\u0026hellip;\u0026#39;\u0026#39;. *For\u0026ecirc;t Noire* past in de lijn van Val\u0026eacute;rie Mr\u0026eacute;jens eerdere boeken, met een neiging om dichter tot de romanvorm te komen. \u003cstrong\u003eVerhouding van de roman tot de praktijk van de kunstenaar\u003c/strong\u003e Het boek start en eindigt met de zelfmoord van een kunstenaar en vriend, Edouard Lev\u0026eacute;, die in enkele van haar films en video\u0026rsquo;s speelde (*La D\u0026eacute;faite du rouge-gorge*, *Il a fait beau*, *Blue Bar*). [Novel website](http://valeriemrejen.com/folio/?portfolio=foret-noire)\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]},{"id":6083,"title":"Mon Grand-Père  ","dimensions":"17 x 10.2 cm, 63 p, language: French (available in Spanish and Swedish), publisher: Editions Allia, Paris, ISBN: 284485009X","date_begin":"2007-01-01","material":"ink, paper","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":26,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"artist novel","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"B 2025/171","stream_count_app":19,"permalink":"mon-grand-pere","description_ru":"","description_de":"","description_es":"","description_el":"","short_description_du":"","short_description_fr":"","short_description_ru":"","short_description_de":"","short_description_es":"","short_description_el":"","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/012/903/large/evibert_20121015_102336_001.jpg?1350290152","poster_credits":"(c)image: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIrony and banality are on the menu in Mrejen\u0026rsquo;s first novel, \u003cem\u003eMon Grand-P\u0026egrave;re\u003c/em\u003e, a tender, autobiographical portrait of a sometimes plain ordinary, yet often dysfunctional, family with a slightly shady despot of a grandfather.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelation of the novel to the artist\u0026rsquo;s practice\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAll her three novels, which were published in 2005 under one title, \u003cem\u003eTrois Quartiers\u003c/em\u003e, are characterized as much by their terseness and Parisian setting as by their distinct literary style \u0026mdash; short blocks of text, chronologically shuffled and fragmented in such a way that they could act as written mini-storyboards for one of Mrejen\u0026rsquo;s films.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://valeriemrejen.com/folio/?portfolio=mon-grand-pere\"\u003eNovel\u0026#39;s website\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiteraire synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e Ironie en banaliteit staan op het menu in Mr\u0026eacute;jens eerste roman, *Mon Grand-P\u0026egrave;re*, een teder, autobiografisch portret van een soms doodgewone maar vaak disfunctionele familie met een lichtjes duistere despoot van een grootvader. \u003cstrong\u003eVerhouding van de roman tot de praktijk van de kunstenaar\u003c/strong\u003e Al haar drie romans, die in 2005 samen werden uitgebracht onder de titel *Trois Quartiers*, zijn evenzeer bepaald door hun bondigheid en hun setting in Parijs als door hun uitgesproken literaire stijl \u0026mdash; korte brokken tekst, chronologisch door elkaar gehaspeld en gefragmenteerd, zodat ze zouden kunnen dienen als uitgeschreven mini-storyboards voor een film van Mr\u0026eacute;jen. [Novel website](http://valeriemrejen.com/folio/?portfolio=mon-grand-pere)\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]}]