Etsu Egami

b.1994, Chiba, Japan. Etsu Egami is a Tokyo and New York-based artist whose works comprise of various media forms, such as voice, video, and drawings, through which she strives to question human’s instincts and the authenticity of communication. Growing up in the United States and Europe, Etsu Egami experienced various communication barriers. She felt that languages can “only be sensed, not explained”, thus becoming more interested in the discipline of language and communication, that is now at the center of her work. (Courtesy of Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing).