Inna Etuvgi - Meh-melatonin

MEH-MELATONIN
fine art print by Inna Etuvgi

“Dawn is near… and my first sheep of sleep is finally caught. Ave, melatonin.”

“Meh-Melatonin” is a surreal and ironic reflection on insomnia — a familiar companion in the artist’s life. It blends humour with tenderness, exploring the paradoxical transformation of rest: how sleep, once effortless, has become a rare and precious gift.


EDITION:

This work is presented in a Special Catawiki Edition (30×30 cm image on 33×34 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.

PRINT DETAILS:

* Medium: Museum-quality Giclée print.
* Paper: Archival Quality Fine Art paper (300 gsm), 100% cotton, acid-free.
* Edition: Limited edition of 25.
* Authenticity: Hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
* Production: Printed under the artist's direct supervision to ensure archival standards and impeccable color accuracy.
* Dimensions: Image size 30 x 30 cm; total paper size 33 x 34 cm.


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.”