Arctic 60n 70w
60°N, 70°W · Lesley Tannahill · 2026-04-08
Lesley Tannahill 2026-04-08 Lesley Tannahill 2026
Creative Rationale
Over the Arctic Ocean north of Labrador, where frigid air masses collide with maritime influences, creating a landscape of perpetual transformation. The steep pressure gradient of 30.91 Pa/cell demands dense archaeological layering - years of marks built up and scraped back, while the extreme temperature anomaly of 36.8K above normal drives chaotic gestural breaks through structured foundations. The 90% humidity renders previous layers translucent as palimpsest, allowing deep history to bleed through successive workings, while moderate winds from the southwest create underlying scrubbed energy beneath contemplative upper layers.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.