Central Asia

Creative rationale

This composition captures the mystical landscape above the high Altai Mountains in Central Asia, where Mongolia meets Russia and Kazakhstan. The extremely low atmospheric pressure creates vast, encompassing sacred circles that dominate the canvas, while the moderate southeastern wind generates loose, flowing spirals. The bitter cold temperatures of -238°C manifest as ethereal pastels with only subtle touches of deeper tones, and the bone-dry 10% humidity keeps the forms geometric rather than biomorphic, creating a crystalline, otherworldly meditation on the thin atmosphere of this elevated terrain.