Forest's eye (2020) Photograph by Inna Etuvgi

FOREST’S EYE

“The process of photography is a dialogue with Nature in a visual language where the forest tells its stories. Sometimes, this communication becomes so mystical that I feel the forest looking back at me.” — Inna Etuvgi

Captured in the Swedish woods, this macro photograph of a moss sporophyte revealed a secret only after the artist returned home. In the soft blur of the background, a silent, watchful "eye" appeared — a mysterious presence emerging from the structure of the forest itself.

A mystical moment of the forest's spirit alive presence — and it senses our presence just as we sense its beauty.

Part of the "SAGOSKOGEN" collection.


PRINT:

Studio Edition of 9.
Museum-quality Giclée print on Fine Art paper.
Image size 40x60 cm. Total paper size 43 x 64 cm.
Hand-signed, numbered, and printed by the artist. Certificate of Authenticity.


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, passepartout

Details:

• Photograph on Paper
• From a limited edition of 9
• Size: 43 x 64 x 0.15cm (unframed) / 40 x 60cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Style: Organic
• Subject: Still life
• Hurry, only 1 left in stock

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