Region 45°S, 0°E

Creative rationale

Over the Southern Ocean at 45 degrees south latitude on the Prime Meridian, harsh westerly winds drive across the vast oceanic expanse in this remote maritime zone between Africa and Antarctica. The moderate wind speed of 15.8 m/s creates restless, swarming clusters of calligraphic marks that flow from right to left across the composition, while the low pressure system generates dense congregations of gestural elements that coalesce into dark atmospheric veils. The cold temperature anomaly calls for a palette dominated by deep blue-black grounds with stark white and cool cerulean marks, softened by the 60% humidity into misty, layered fields that blur the boundaries between mark and atmosphere.