North America 45n 120w

Creative Rationale

Over the Columbia River Plateau in eastern Washington, where the coordinates place us in the rain shadow of the Cascades, an extreme low pressure system creates a steep atmospheric gradient while calm winds and high humidity suggest a lingering weather front. The dramatic pressure gradient translates into dense archaeological layers of paint, each visible through the others like geological strata, while the significant temperature anomaly drives chaotic gestural marks that break through more contemplative underlying structures. The high humidity renders these layers translucent and ghost-like, creating the palimpsest effect central to Tannahill's practice, where memory and present moment collide in weathered, reworked surfaces.