Mossy Awe (2024) Photograph by Inna Etuvgi

MOSSY AWE

In the quiet woods of Sweden, a tiny moss sporophyte reaches for a sunbeam, catching a warmth that feels deeply familiar.

Through my macro lens, these tiny moss sporophytes seem to be "a little people" basking in the light, and I feel their search for warmth as if it were my own. I magnify these "little people" to a human scale. This isn't just about beauty; it’s about challenging the idea that we are the center of the world. By bringing them to our size, I emphasize their vital, yet often unnoticed, role in the ecosystem and the resilience they share with us.

My perspective is rooted in my Arctic upbringing, where survival depends on a profound sensitivity to nature’s most subtle signals. This drives my radical empathy—a direct sensory resonance where I project my own longings onto these small life forms, recognizing that we are all part of the same vast, interconnected story.

PRINT:

Studio Edition of 25.
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

Details:

• Photograph on Paper
• From a limited edition of 25
• Size: 43 x 64 x 0.15cm (unframed) / 4039 x 60cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Flowers and plants
• Hurry, only 1 left in stock

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