SelfReflection - matted (2022)Photograph by Inna Etuvgi

🔴 Availability Note: This specific matted edition is currently not held in gallery stock; however, it remains available as a bespoke studio commission.


Each piece is personally crafted, matted, and signed by the artist upon request. If you are interested in this particular format or a custom size, please use the "Contact Artist" or "Commission" button. Inna will be happy to create a dedicated listing for your personalized order.

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SELF REFLECTION

Matted Fine Art Photography Print
Image size 28 x 20cm
Mat size 40x30cm

“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:


* Gicleè print on Canson Fine Art paper + COA

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Installed in Ph-neutral passpartout 40x30 cm + backing, ready to frame, fits standard frames (the mat can be white colour, please let me know which mat color you prefer)

* Image size 28x20 cm

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Signed, numbered and printed by the author


* Limited edition 25




ABOUT THE ARTIST

Inna Etuvgi is a Swedish-Chukchi artist whose work defines the concept of Cybernetic Animism—a bridge between indigenous Arctic intuition and technical precision. Raised in a remote village in Chukotka and trained in technical cybernetics, Etuvgi explores the shared "soul" of natural ecosystems and digital algorithms.

Living with Aphantasia—the inability to visualize mental images—Etuvgi uses her camera and Generative AI as a "visual prosthesis" to externalize deep emotional landscapes. Her macro photography magnifies nature’s smallest details, urging a shift from a human-centered worldview to one of interconnectedness.

Internationally recognized as an Arte Laguna Prize finalist (Venice) and a recipient of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee grant, Etuvgi’s work is held in private collections worldwide. 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 from Canson, archival pigment inks, Ph-neutral passepartout and backing

Details:

• Photograph on Paper
• From a limited edition of 25
• Size: 40 x 30 x 0.3cm (unframed) / 28 x 20cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative

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