North America 30n 110w

Creative Rationale

Over the Sonoran Desert region of Arizona and northwestern Mexico, an unusual atmospheric pattern emerges with extremely low pressure and bone-dry conditions creating a mystical void in the landscape. The bitter cold temperature anomaly of -246°C and arid 14% humidity inspire a composition of tight, wind-driven spirals in ethereal pastels, while the low pressure manifests as smaller, more intimate sacred geometries rather than vast encompassing forms. The northwesterly winds at nearly 11 m/s create precise, tightly wound spiral motions that feel like desert prayer wheels spinning in the thin, cold air.