Region 60s 0e
60°S, 0°E · Bridget Riley · 2026-05-16
Bridget Riley2026-05-16Bridget Riley2026
Creative Rationale
This location sits in the Southern Ocean at 60°S latitude, directly south of the Greenwich meridian - a harsh, windswept region of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current where few vessels venture. The strong 12.2 m/s winds from the west-northwest demand tight, rapid undulations that create intense optical vibration, while the steep pressure gradient of 9.19 Pa/cell calls for densely packed parallel lines. The bitter cold temperature of -0.8K, despite being anomalously warm for this polar region, drives me toward Riley's stark early black-and-white geometric patterns rather than her later colorful progressions.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.