Forest stories - matted (2021) Photograph by Inna Etuvgi

🔴 Availability Note: This specific matted edition is currently not held in gallery stock; however, it remains available as a bespoke studio commission.


Each piece is personally crafted, matted, and signed by the artist upon request. If you are interested in this particular format or a custom size, please use the "Contact Artist" or "Commission" button. Inna will be happy to create a dedicated listing for your personalized order.

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FOREST STORIES
matted art photo print by Inna Etuvgi
image size 20x25cm
mat size 30x40cm

“In the forest, diversity is not just a visual delight—it is a strategy for survival. Every moss and lichen tells a story of cooperation.” — Inna Etuvgi

This macro photograph is a glimpse into the bustling, "uncombed" life of the forest floor. At the center stands a Cladonia pyxidata lichen, rising like a tower amidst a vibrant community of mosses and other lichens. It is a visual ode to symbiosis: lichens themselves are a masterful collaboration between fungi and algae, allowing them to thrive even in harsh conditions. Through connection and diversity, life flourishes.

This piece is part of the SAGOSKOGEN collection—a series of visual narratives that capture the fairy-tale essence of the Swedish forest, where the smallest details reveal the greatest resilience.


PRINT INFORMATION:


Gicleè print on Canson Fine Art paper + COA

Installed in Ph-neutral passpartout 30x40 cm + backing, ready for framing, fits standard frames.
Image size 20x25cm

Limited edition 25

Signed, numbered and printed by the author



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."

Materials used:

fine-art paper, archival pigment inks

Details:

• Photograph on Paper
• From a limited edition of 25
• Size: 30 x 40 x 0.3cm (unframed) / 20 x 25cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Flowers and plants

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