Inna Etuvgi - When We Said "Yes!" - matted
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WHEN WE SAID "YES!"
Matted Fine Art Photography Print by Inna Etuvgi
“True synergy is born when two worlds collide and choose to stay together. It is a moment where 1+1 becomes something infinitely greater than 2.”
Captured in the woods of Huskvarna on the day of my wedding anniversary, this photograph is a personal dialogue with the forest. My lens captured these Cladonia pyxidata lichens at a moment when they looked like a couple at the altar, standing together in the quiet light, crowned with dewdrops.
For me, lichens are the ultimate teachers of partnership. They are a living union of fungi and algae, a symbiotic bond so powerful it allows them to thrive in conditions where neither could survive alone and even where no other can. Same as in a conscious relationship, when two souls say "yes" to each other, they are creating a new, resilient entity that is far more than the sum of its parts.
*SAGOSKOGEN collection.
ABOUT THE PRINT:
* Gicleè museum-quality print on fine art paper.
* Limited edition of 25
* Mounting: Mounted in a 30x40 cm pH-neutral mat with an archival backing board, ready for framing.
* Dimensions: Image 20x25 cm; Total size with mat 30x40 cm.
* Authenticity: Signed, titled, and printed by the artist. Includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Inna Etuvgi is a Swedish-Chukchi art photographer and digital artist, internationally recognised as an Arte Laguna Prize finalist (Venice) and a recipient of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee grant. Born in a remote Arctic village in Chukotka and trained in technical cybernetics, she began her artistic practice in 2020 and has since exhibited across Europe — in Venice, London, Barcelona, Palermo, and San Marino.
Etuvgi lives with aphantasia — she cannot see images in her mind. Her camera and AI serve as extensions of her visual imagination, allowing her to create what she cannot picture internally. Through macro photography she enters the hidden worlds of mosses, lichens, and dewdrops; through digital art she gives form to psychological states and inner archetypes. Both are rooted in a deep sensitivity shaped by her Chukchi upbringing — an instinct to feel into every living thing.
As art critic Tabish Khan notes: "Her work transports us to other worlds — both real and imaginary, but always in harmony with nature."
WHEN WE SAID "YES!"
Matted Fine Art Photography Print by Inna Etuvgi
“True synergy is born when two worlds collide and choose to stay together. It is a moment where 1+1 becomes something infinitely greater than 2.”
Captured in the woods of Huskvarna on the day of my wedding anniversary, this photograph is a personal dialogue with the forest. My lens captured these Cladonia pyxidata lichens at a moment when they looked like a couple at the altar, standing together in the quiet light, crowned with dewdrops.
For me, lichens are the ultimate teachers of partnership. They are a living union of fungi and algae, a symbiotic bond so powerful it allows them to thrive in conditions where neither could survive alone and even where no other can. Same as in a conscious relationship, when two souls say "yes" to each other, they are creating a new, resilient entity that is far more than the sum of its parts.
*SAGOSKOGEN collection.
ABOUT THE PRINT:
* Gicleè museum-quality print on fine art paper.
* Limited edition of 25
* Mounting: Mounted in a 30x40 cm pH-neutral mat with an archival backing board, ready for framing.
* Dimensions: Image 20x25 cm; Total size with mat 30x40 cm.
* Authenticity: Signed, titled, and printed by the artist. Includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Inna Etuvgi is a Swedish-Chukchi art photographer and digital artist, internationally recognised as an Arte Laguna Prize finalist (Venice) and a recipient of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee grant. Born in a remote Arctic village in Chukotka and trained in technical cybernetics, she began her artistic practice in 2020 and has since exhibited across Europe — in Venice, London, Barcelona, Palermo, and San Marino.
Etuvgi lives with aphantasia — she cannot see images in her mind. Her camera and AI serve as extensions of her visual imagination, allowing her to create what she cannot picture internally. Through macro photography she enters the hidden worlds of mosses, lichens, and dewdrops; through digital art she gives form to psychological states and inner archetypes. Both are rooted in a deep sensitivity shaped by her Chukchi upbringing — an instinct to feel into every living thing.
As art critic Tabish Khan notes: "Her work transports us to other worlds — both real and imaginary, but always in harmony with nature."
Details
Artist
Inna Etuvgi
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Title of artwork
When We Said "Yes!" - matted
Condition
Extremely fine
Technique
Digital print, Giclée
Height
40 cm
Edition
17/25
Width
30 cm
Signature
Signed
Genre
Nature
