Region 45s 80e

Creative Rationale

Over the Southern Ocean between Antarctica and the Kerguelen Islands, fierce winds carve through humid air beneath brooding low pressure. The extremely cold temperature of 11.8 K drives me toward Mitchell's winter palette of steely blues and greys, while the substantial wind speed of 18.2 m/s creates elongated diagonal gestures sweeping from northeast to southwest. The high humidity and low pressure combine to generate dense, overlapping brushstroke clusters against a darker ground, with only glimpses of luminous space breathing through the accumulated marks.