Arctic

Creative rationale

Over the northeastern Siberian coast where the Laptev Sea meets the Arctic Ocean, an unusual temperature anomaly of 15.5°C above normal creates a dramatic tension between the expected frozen stillness and unexpected warmth. The steep pressure gradient of 45.11 Pa/cell demands multiple archaeological layers of paint scraped and reworked, while the moderate wind from the north creates gestural energy beneath more contemplative upper layers. The 64% humidity allows previous marks to ghost through subsequent applications, creating the palimpsest effect central to this practice.