Region 45°S, 0°E

Creative rationale

Over the Southern Ocean at 45 degrees south latitude on the Prime Meridian, frigid Antarctic winds sweep across the vast expanse between Africa and Antarctica. The high pressure system creates a sense of atmospheric clarity, while the moderate winds and high humidity generate swirling processions of calligraphic marks that drift horizontally across the canvas like migrating seabirds or scattered ice crystals. The extreme cold temperature drives a palette of stark whites, pale blues, and silver against deep blue-black oceanic grounds, with the high humidity creating soft veiling effects that blur the gestural marks into atmospheric reverie reminiscent of Lewis's most ethereal processional works.