Region 60s 0e

Creative Rationale

Over the Southern Ocean at 60 degrees south latitude on the prime meridian, this location sits in the heart of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current where fierce westerly winds drive massive swells around the continent. The moderate wind speed of 10.9 m/s translates into aggressive diagonal slashes cutting across the canvas, while the extremely cold temperature of -1.1 K demands a palette dominated by icy greys and blacks with only fragments of warmer flesh tones breaking through. The low sea-level pressure creates spatial compression where forms press violently against the picture plane, and the high humidity adds a sense of atmospheric thickness to the gestural marks.