South America 45s 70w

Creative Rationale

Over the windswept Patagonian coast of southern Chile, where the Andes meet the Pacific in a realm of glacial fjords and tempestuous weather, an atmospheric disturbance creates a scene of profound contemplation. The extremely cold temperature of 4.9 K and low pressure system of 931.7 Pa evoke Rothko's darkest, most introspective period - deep ultramarine blues and charcoal blacks that seem to absorb light rather than emit it. The high humidity of 79% gives these somber hues an inner luminescence, while the gentle 4.3 m/s wind creates soft, breathing boundaries between two heavy horizontal bands that press down upon the canvas like the weight of polar air masses.