Region 45s 0e

Creative Rationale

Over the Southern Ocean at 45° South latitude on the Prime Meridian, this location sits in the turbulent waters of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, where strong westerly winds create perpetual wave motion. The substantial wind speed of 15.6 m/s from the northwest translates into tightly packed, rapidly undulating diagonal lines that create intense optical vibration across the canvas. The significant pressure gradient and cold temperature anomaly drive a monochromatic black-and-white composition with densely layered parallel lines, echoing Riley's early 1960s works where precise geometric repetition generates powerful kinetic effects.