No, thanks

“The heritage of my growing up is addiction — I was shaped to crave those velvet, yet destructive hugs.

But now my goal is to choose what harms least and find the strength to refuse everything else.

Saying no is part of this path.”

— Inna Etuvgi

The protective cone — normally placed on animals to prevent self-harm — becomes here a metaphor for boundaries: the conscious decision to step away from what destroys, even when it looks strange to others or disrupts familiar dynamics. 

“No, Thanks” explores the awkwardness and grace of this choice: how setting limits can feel alien, even provoke resistance, yet ultimately opens space for a different, healthier life. A work about clarity, self-respect, and the slow, courageous act of breaking old cycles.

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Scrolling Time

This contemporary photographic portrait, styled in the visual language of classical painting, speaks of our modern ritual of digital consumption: we chew through news, inflate them like bubbles, and become absorbed in the quiet trance of scrolling.

“Scrolling Time” reflects on how the infinite feed dissolves minutes into a soft oblivion, blurring the boundary between presence and distraction. A humorous yet pointed look at how our days slip away — one swipe at a time.

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Meh-Melatonin

“Dawn is near… and my first sheep of sleep is finally caught. Ave, melatonin.”

“Meh-Melatonin” is a surreal and ironic reflection on insomnia — a familiar companion in the artist’s life. It blends humour with tenderness, exploring the paradoxical transformation of rest: how sleep, once effortless, has become a rare and precious gift.

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