South America

Creative rationale

Over the Southern Ocean near the Antarctic Peninsula, where the Drake Passage meets the Weddell Sea, extreme cold and high humidity create a stark, atmospheric drama. The moderate winds from the southwest drive processions of delicate marks across a deep blue-black ground, while the intense cold (-2.8°C with a significant anomaly) demands a palette of stark whites and cool blues against near-black depths. High humidity (88%) veils the composition in misty, layered atmospheric fields that soften the calligraphic gestures into jazz-like improvisations reminiscent of Lewis's most ethereal processional works.