Region 60°S, 0°E

Creative rationale

Over the Southern Ocean at 60 degrees south latitude, directly below the Greenwich meridian, lies one of Earth's most turbulent marine environments where the Antarctic Circumpolar Current drives relentless westerly winds around the white continent. The moderate wind speed of 16.7 m/s from the northeast, combined with very low pressure and near-saturated humidity, creates a dynamic atmospheric canvas of churning energy and moisture. I interpret this through Sam Francis's explosive gestural language, muted earth tones and icy blues reflecting the extreme cold temperature anomaly, with color bursts driven outward by the wind's directional force, while the low pressure manifests as dense accumulations of pigment pooling at the canvas edges, leaving Francis's characteristic luminous breathing space in the center.