Central Asia

Creative rationale

Over the high-altitude plateaus of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where extreme cold meets desert aridity, the atmospheric data reveals a landscape of contradictions, steep pressure gradients creating turbulent layering effects while minimal humidity allows deep archaeological visibility through painted strata. The significant temperature anomaly of 12.6°C drives chaotic gestural marks breaking through more contemplative structural layers, while the gentle wind from the southeast adds subtle directional energy to the under-painted marks. This harsh, elevated terrain translates into a heavily worked composition where years of painting and scraping back have created a palimpsest of warm desert ochres, dusty pinks, and sage greens punctuated by fragments of brilliant cadmium orange breaking through the weathered surface.