The Kiss - nature inspired art (2024) Photograph by Inna Etuvgi

THE KISS

“The most profound continuity between human emotion and the natural world is often hidden in plain sight, on the forest floor.” — Inna Etuvgi

Captured in the forest of Huskvarna, Sweden, "The Kiss" is a macro study of two moss sporophytes nestled within a landscape of lichens.


This image of the tender contact between two sporophytes is not only about the beauty of nature’s smallest details but also about the profound continuity between human emotion and the natural world. It mirrors our own intimate moments. For me, it is the moment when the line between observer and observed dissolves, and we can inhabit their world and sense that the same frequencies of love, connection, and gentle touch that vibrate within us also hum through the very soil and the smallest life forms beneath our feet.

Part of the "SAGOSKOGEN" collection.


PRINT:

Studio Edition of 25.
Museum-quality Giclée print on Fine Art paper.
Image size 40x56 cm. Total paper size 43 x 60 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 60 x 0.15cm (unframed) / 40 x 56cm (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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