Spaceship - studio edition (2021) Photograph by Inna Etuvgi

SPACESHIP
fine art photo print by Inna Etuvgi

A raindrop on a Cladonia stellaris lichen becomes a space capsule — landed, intact, glowing against an alien landscape. To the left, a large silhouette emerges from the blur, as if someone — or something — is already here, watching.

The photo is not just a visual metaphor — it points to a real story. In 2005, lichens were sealed in a capsule, launched into orbit on a Soyuz rocket — fittingly, a name that means "union" — and exposed to the vacuum and radiation of open space for fifteen days. They survived. Their secret is a union of their own: a lichen is a symbiosis of fungus and alga, two organisms fused into one. Their collaboration is so good that it gives them extraordinary resilience. The experiment lent real weight to the panspermia hypothesis — the idea that life can travel between worlds.

Through the macro lens, this quiet survivor becomes what it may have always been — a cosmic traveller, arrived and at home on unfamiliar ground.


** ALIEN collection


PRINT DETAILS

• Museum-quality Giclée print on professional Fine Art paper.
• Studio edition of 15.
• Authenticity: Hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
• Dimensions: Image size 40 x 50 cm. Total paper size 43 x 54 cm.
• Shipping: Carefully rolled in a heavy-duty mailing tube for maximum protection during international transit. A replacement will be provided in case of loss or damage.


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 15
• Size: 43 x 54 x 0.15cm (unframed) / 40 x 50cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Style: Organic
• Subject: Flowers and plants
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