Region 45°S, 0°E

Creative rationale

Over the Southern Ocean at 45 degrees south latitude on the Greenwich meridian, powerful westerly winds drive across the vast expanse between South Africa and Antarctica. The moderate sea-level pressure and strong winds from the west-southwest, combined with the cold temperature anomaly and light precipitation, evoke the raw energy of this remote maritime region where storm systems continuously sweep eastward. I interpret this through dense clusters of cool-toned gestural marks, steely blues and winter whites dominating the composition, with elongated diagonal brushstrokes that surge across the canvas following the wind's 253-degree trajectory, while patches of luminous ground break through the energetic color masses like glimpses of light through storm clouds.