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Once Upon Now - fine art print

Once Upon Now - fine art print

W 30.00cm x H 40.00cm x D 0.30cm

USD $226.80

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  • About this Once Upon Now - fine art print

    Detail

    Medium

    Art Prints/ Multiples/ Digital (Giclee printing)

    Edition

    Limited Edition 25

    Year

    2023

    Sign

    Artists' signatures on the front of the artworks

    Frame

    Unframed

    Description

    "Once Upon Now" is a blend of photography and AI-assisted digital art by Inna Etuvgi, alias My Psychedelic Garden.


    In this work, the artist speaks about the modern society that seems to live in several layers of time simultaneously: "new technologies alongside archaic social norms, traditions mingled with new trends. We remember the old fairy tales we grew up with, yet we hardly understand how to apply them in the present. Our lives are vastly different from those of even our nearest ancestors. Humanity is rapidly moving forward, yet at the same time, it stands still. The future is already here, but so is the past.

    Yet, in the relentless march towards tomorrow, we have to be anchored in the wisdom of bygone eras for the saga of humanity to be ever-evolved. Ancient forests, witnesses to the passage of countless generations, now whisper to the steel and circuitry of drones; epochs are blending. In this living narrative, we are both the authors and the protagonists of an unfolding story, "Once Upon Now," where every moment is a crossroad between what was and what is yet to come."



    ABOUT THE PRINT:

    Gicleè print on Canson Fine Art paper + COA
    Installed in Ph-neutral passpartout 30x40 cm + backing, ready for framing
    Image size 20x25 cm
    Limited edition 25

    Signed, numbered and printed by the author



    ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Etuvgi is a Sweden-based self-educated artist with aphantasia, which uses photography and digital art to visualize her feelings, concepts, and dreams.

    Etuvgi's works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions internationally and are featured in “Photography in the Visual Culture” 22/23 book. In 2022, she became a finalist at the Arte Laguna Prize 16. In 2023, the artist was granted a stipend from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee.

  • About this artist

    Concept

    Bio:

    Inna Etuvgi is a self-taught art photographer with Aphantasia, based in Sweden. Specializing in the macro photography of northern nature, Etuvgi's work reveals the intricate beauty of mosses, lichens, and other often-overlooked elements of the natural world.

    Born in 1982 in a small village on the shores of the Arctic Ocean in Chukotka, Russia, Etuvgi’s early life in the remote Arctic instilled in her a deep respect for nature's fragile balance. This upbringing would later become a key influence in her artistic practice.

    In 2005, she graduated with honors from the Faculty of Technical Cybernetics at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, earning a master's degree. Although her background is in technology, Etuvgi’s technical knowledge has been instrumental in her self-education in photography and digital art, allowing her to merge technical precision with artistic expression.

    After moving to Sweden in 2018, Etuvgi was inspired by the local landscapes, leading her to explore macro photography in 2020. Her work has become a way to not only express her feelings but also explore and connect with the world around her, reflecting both her sensitivity to nature and her fascination with the unseen.

    In 2022, Etuvgi was a finalist in the prestigious Arte Laguna Prize 16 for her macro photographs of Cladonia Stellaris lichens. In 2023, she was awarded a grant from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, further recognizing her contribution to the field of art photography.



    Artist Statement:

    My work is a response to the delicate balance of life that I learned to respect growing up in the Arctic, where survival depends on the smallest signs of nature. Through macro photography, I magnify the hidden beauty of mosses, lichens, and dewdrops—overlooked organisms that play an essential role in maintaining ecosystems—challenging the human-centered worldview.

    With Aphantasia, my inability to visualize images internally, nature becomes my external mirror, reflecting my inner landscapes, coloured with emotions and sensations. This intimate dialogue with nature drives my creative process. By incorporating AI and generative digital art, I extend this exploration, blending the organic with the technological, to examine how humans fit into both natural and social systems.

    Ultimately, my art serves as a reminder of the fragile interconnectedness of all life. As we push forward into an increasingly technology-driven future, my work encourages viewers to pause, reconsider their place in the world, and embrace a more mindful and compassionate relationship with nature.

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    Art critic Tabish Khan captures the essence of her work: “Whether she's taking us close to the Earth at its smallest scale or creating fantastical figures covered in plant life through digital art, her work is about transporting us to other worlds—both real and imaginary, but always in harmony with nature.”

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