Inna Etuvgi - Purple Dreams

PURPLE DREAMS
Fine Art Photography by Inna Etuvgi

“Escaping into the Real world.”

“Purple Dreams,” capturing a dewdrop cradled by sedum flowers and glowing in the first rays of the sun, is a journey into the hidden magic of the morning garden. Though it looks like an abstract dreamscape, this image is a pure reflection of reality—no colors were altered, and no details were added.

This work is part of the collection "Wonderland Under Our Feet." For me, as an artist with aphantasia, these photographs are a form of escapism. But instead of fleeing into an imaginary realm, I escape into the breathtaking complexity of the macro world. It is a transition from the heavy, "made-up" world of human problems to the light and mesmerizing beauty that exists right beneath our feet.

It is an invitation to pause and rediscover the extraordinary nested worlds found within the simplest things.


ABOUT THE PRINT:

Type: Original Fine Art Print (Macro Photography)
Image Size: 28 x 39 cm
Paper Size: 32 x 43 cm
Paper: Archival Museum-quality paper, 100% cotton, 300gsm
Edition: 4/25
Authenticity: Signed and numbered by the artist; includes a Certificate of Authenticity.
Condition: New, shipped directly from the artist's studio in Sweden.

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EDITION

This work is presented in a Special Catawiki Edition (28x39 cm image on 32×43 cm paper). The artist's larger-scale Studio and Master Editions are sold through premier online galleries; this size is not available through any gallery or platform. It can only be acquired directly from the artist's studio or through selected auction releases. Produced to the same archival standards as all editions.


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."