Inna Etuvgi - Primavera (matted)

PRIMAVERA
Special matted edition

“The scent of a changing season.”

Primavera is the feeling of spring’s first breath—the moment when the air loses its winter sting and becomes soft and velvety, like a petal. It captures the vibrant reawakening of nature and the feminine spirit, blossoming in harmony after a long sleep.

This artwork is a seamless evolution of my photography. It "inherited" its textures and palette from my original photograph, The Splash of Spring. Through the lens of digital art, the soul of a real tulip is transformed into a sanctuary of renewal.

The beauty of transformation — the power to bloom again and again.

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EXCLUSIVE AVAILABILITY NOTE:

This special matted edition is not available in major online galleries, and is offered exclusively through Catawiki auctions or via direct bespoke studio orders. Each piece is personally crafted and mounted by Inna Etuvgi in her studio.


PRINT & MOUNTING DETAILS:

* Medium: Museum-quality Giclée print on Canson Fine Art paper.
* Mounting: Matted in a premium acid-free, pH-neutral mat (passe-partout) with an archival backing board. Ready for any standard 30x40 cm frame.

* Dimensions: Image size 20 x 25 cm; Finished size with mat 30 x 40 cm.
* Edition: Limited edition of 25. This lot features a hand-signed and numbered print.
* Authenticity: Includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity.


SHIPPING:

Shipped flat in reinforced, multi-layered protective cardboard packaging to ensure perfect condition upon arrival.


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."