SELFREFLECTION (2022) Photograph by Inna Etuvgi

SELF REFLECTION

Fine Art Photography Print
Image size 70 x 50 cm

“My inner world - invisible, but real - is formed by abstract forms of verbal concepts, thoughts and ideas, it is colored by emotions and feelings. And somewhere among these abstract inner landscapes my consciousness arises... like a drop“ - Inna Etuvgi

A single dewdrop on a blade of grass — yet within it, an entire inner universe.

“Self Reflection” is more than a photograph; it is a visual metaphor for consciousness emerging from the abstract realm of thought, emotion, and meaning.

As an artist with aphantasia — a condition that prevents me from forming mental images — I use macro photography to access and express my inner world. Morning dew has become a mirror of this world: abstract, conceptual, yet emotionally vivid.

“Self Reflection” explores how our internal landscape — though unseen — is shaped by language, experience, and the colors of emotion. The dewdrop becomes a crystallization of awareness within this invisible field of ideas: a metaphor for consciousness itself, manifesting through thought and verbalized reality.

This piece belongs to the series InnerSpace Dreamscapes: The World Beyond Aphantasia, dedicated to exploring the realms of imagination and inner perception. Each dewdrop in this series reflects the “me-idea” — consciousness in its many states — weaving the delicate fabric of thought and feeling across a landscape beyond imagery.

A contemplative fine art print inviting viewers to look inward — and find themselves reflected in nature’s smallest mirror.


PRINT INFORMATION:



* Medium: Giclée print on Canson Fine Art paper

* Edition size: Limited to 9 copies

* Details: Signed, numbered, and printed by the artist, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

* Dimensions: Image size 70x50 cm
, total paper size 80x60 cm.
*Shipping: Sent rolled in a durable mailing tube (10 cm diameter).






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 9
• Size: 80 x 60 x 0.15cm (unframed) / 70 x 50cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative
• Hurry, only 1 left in stock

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