Inna Etuvgi - Where Spring is Born - Catawiki Edition

WHERE SPRING IS BORN
fine art photography by Inna Etuvgi

This close-up photograph captures a snow iris at the fragile boundary between winter and spring.

These early flowers appear while cold still lingers, often hidden beneath snow. Looking into the depths of the petals feels like witnessing a secret moment — where spring is not yet visible, but already alive.

*Part of the "Portraits of the Spring" collection.

PRINT DETAILS

• Medium: Museum-quality Giclée print on professional Fine Art paper.
• Edition: Limited edition of 25.
• Authenticity: Hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
• Dimensions: Image size 30 x 40 cm. Total paper size 33 x 43 cm.
• Shipping: Carefully rolled in a heavy-duty mailing tube for maximum protection during international transit.

OPTIONAL — MAT & READY-TO-FRAME PREPARATION

The print ships on its own, unmatted. If you’d like, I can mount it in a custom passepartout with a backing board, tailored to fit your frame perfectly.

I use pH-neutral archival materials and a reversible mount, so the print can always be removed without damage. This is an optional paid service — just message me for the price and details.

EDITION

This work is presented in a Special Catawiki Edition (30×40 cm image on 33×43 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."