Region 45s 0e

Creative Rationale

Over the Southern Ocean at 45 degrees south latitude, directly on the prime meridian, fierce westerly winds sweep across the open waters between South Africa and Antarctica. The high pressure system (1019.9 Pa) creates buoyant geometric forms that rise and dance across the canvas, while the strong 14.8 m/s wind from the west-northwest generates a staccato rhythm of many small, dynamic shapes moving diagonally. The cold temperature of 5.5K translates into deep, bass-like circles and thick geometric forms in blues and blacks, contrasting with sharp red and yellow accents that pierce through like musical notes against the grey atmospheric backdrop.