North America

Creative rationale

Above the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, where extreme low pressure and strong thermal anomalies create a zone of atmospheric instability. The steep pressure gradient of 82.74 Pa/cell demands dense archaeological layering, multiple paint sediments built up over imagined years of reworking. The significant 6.6°C temperature anomaly drives chaotic gestural marks that break through more contemplative structured layers, while moderate humidity at 47% allows some palimpsest visibility but keeps the composition from becoming too translucent. Wind from the west at 5.9 m/s creates underlying scrubbed energy, and the absence of precipitation keeps the work dry and worked rather than fluid.