Artwork description:

This photo of a dewdrop on a grass blade, I call "Flight in the Rain", as I can see here beak of a bird, that flies in the sparkling sunny rain. Dreamy and sunny.

This photo is also about the feeling of the flight, that I experience in my nightdreams. My nightdreams flights are often the same - I feel like I step on invisible stairs and climb higher and higher, pushing off from the air under my feet, as from the firmament... and then one more step up and I fly... and these moments are so full of freedom, so warm and so beautiful.

It was so exciting to feel the projections of these dream flights and take photos. It is always like a miracle. It is like my deep experiences and feelings were hidden and unrolled, opened in the image.


The photo is a part of a 'Wonderland Under Our Feet' collection which l like to call my photo - proofs, that we live in Wonderland.



PRINT INFORMATION:

Gicleè print on Canson Fine Art paper + COA
Image size 19x19 cm

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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