Artwork description:

"FOREST STORIES": a photo of a Cladonia Pyxidata lichen, captured in the forest of Sweden, 2021.


In the forest, everything connects with everything in harmony. It seems to me that life in Nature is all about connections and cooperation.

Even if you look at the forest floor, inhabited by tiny species, you see the harmony of neighboring different lichens and mosses. And the lichens themselves are the brightest representative of collaboration in harmony, in which everyone wins, as they emerge from the symbiosis of fungus and seaweed. Fungus gives protection, and seaweed produces energy, and working together, they create a lichen that is able to survive where fungus or seaweed and many others can’t.

Cooperation, when everyone wins, is what a forest tells us about!



PRINT INFORMATION:


Gicleè print on Canson Fine Art paper + COA

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

Limited edition 25

Signed, numbered and printed by the author



ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Inna Etuvgi, hailing from Russia's Arctic shores, brings her technical background to light as a Swedish art photographer. Her artistic journey began in 2020, and in 2022, she gained recognition as a finalist in the Arte Laguna Prize 16. In 2023, she received an honour from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. Etuvgi’s works are featured in “Photography in the Visual Culture” 22/23 book.

Navigating life with Aphantasia, Inna's mind doesn't visualise, but it pulsates with vivid concepts, emotions, and sensations. She uses her camera not merely to explore the world but to externalise her unique mental landscapes, making them visible.

Art critic Tabish Khan says about Inna’s art: “her work is about transporting us to other worlds - both real and imaginary, but always in harmony with nature. She may have a mind blind to visualisation, but she has eyes and a camera that capture the beauty in the worlds that the rest of us often overlook and take for granted.”

Materials used:

fine-art paper, archival pigment inks

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