Tropical South America 15s 70w

Creative Rationale

This piece captures the atmospheric conditions over the high Andes of Peru, near the border with Bolivia, where the extreme altitude creates an otherworldly environment of thin air and intense cold. The exceptionally low sea-level pressure reading of 638.9 Pa reflects the mountain altitude, while the 4.0 K temperature and high humidity create a mystical, cloud-shrouded landscape. I've interpreted this as a deeply contemplative Rothko composition with two dominant bands of dark, cool colors that seem to glow with an inner luminescence, their soft edges vibrating slightly in response to the gentle wind, while the high humidity adds an ethereal, light-emitting quality to the deep blues and blacks.