Etty Buzyn

Born 1935 Paris

Etty Buzyn is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst of all ages, as well as the author of several books specialising in the psychology of early childhood. In the past writing notes during her patients’ sessions was often accompanied by automatic mark making on the cardboard folders of her patients’ files. Beginning at the central crease, an unpredictable shape gradually develops over the course of the patient’s treatment, some taking years to complete. Without prior intention, she lets her hand draw, the graphic forms inspired by the patient’s voice. The hand listens, Etty explains, and over the course of the sessions, the words emerge from the unconscious, fleetingly crossing the conscious mind before finding visual forms in the drawings. It is a joint work and for both parties, communication transforms into creation. The drawings are usually accompanied by a small quote from the patient which forms the essence of the artwork.

This is the first time that Etty’s art has been seen outside of Paris.

Selected exhibitions:

2025 Tranceducers: Art of Visionaries, Mediums and Automatists, GPS Gallery, London
2025 Etty Buzyn at Halle Saint Pierre, Paris
2023 Frontiers of Art brut at Halle Saint Pierre, Paris