Central Asia 30n 70e

Creative Rationale

Over the high-altitude plateaus of Central Asia, where the Tibetan highlands meet the vastness of western China, extreme cold and low pressure create an ethereal atmospheric condition. The frigid temperature of 29.4 K (-244°C) calls for Hilma af Klint's most delicate pastels, while the very low pressure manifests as intimate, smaller sacred geometric forms rather than grand encompassing circles. The gentle wind creates softly spiraling forms, and the low humidity keeps the composition more geometric than biomorphic, suggesting the crystalline purity of this rarified mountain atmosphere.