Artwork description:

"The Holly Green" is a macro photo of a Cladonia Pixie Cup lichen with a drop of dew, captured in the forest of Sweden in 2022.

Green is a color of nature, and it is indeed a very holy color, as it is the color of chlorophyll, a key component of life on our planet.

Most living organisms, including humans, need energy and oxygen to live, which are both produced during the photosynthesis process inside the chlorophyll cells of plants, cyanobacteria, and algae.

Chlorophyll converts solar energy into chemical energy by capturing the red and blue waves of sunlight. But it doesn't absorb the green color but instead reflects it, making plants with chlorophyll cells inside look green in our eyes.

Using just sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide Chlorophyll cells produce oxygen and energy, which are used by all the life forms on the planet. These green-colored cells are indeed holy, as all life forms, including humans, owe their lives to them!

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The photo is a part of the "SAGOSKOGEN" collection, a collection of art photos of northern nature that I like to call fairytales told by the Swedish forest in the language of images (in Swedish, "Saga" means fairytale and "Skogen" means forest, so "Sagoskogen" means the fairytale forest).


PRINT INFORMATION:


Gicleè print on Canson Fine Art paper + COA

Installed in Ph-neutral passpartout 30x40 cm + backing, ready for framing
Image size 20x30cm

Limited edition 25

Signed, numbered and printed by the author



ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Inna Etuvgi, hailing from Russia's Arctic shores, brings her technical background to light as a Swedish art photographer. Her artistic journey began in 2020, and in 2022, she gained recognition as a finalist in the Arte Laguna Prize 16. In 2023, she received an honour from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. Etuvgi’s works are featured in “Photography in the Visual Culture” 22/23 book.

Navigating life with Aphantasia, Inna's mind doesn't visualise, but it pulsates with vivid concepts, emotions, and sensations. She uses her camera not merely to explore the world but to externalise her unique mental landscapes, making them visible.

Art critic Tabish Khan says about Inna’s art: “her work is about transporting us to other worlds - both real and imaginary, but always in harmony with nature. She may have a mind blind to visualisation, but she has eyes and a camera that capture the beauty in the worlds that the rest of us often overlook and take for granted.”

Materials used:

fine-art paper, archival pigment inks

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