South America

Creative rationale

Over the Antarctic Peninsula waters at 60 degrees south, 60 degrees west, where the Southern Ocean meets the harsh polar atmosphere. The moderate pressure gradient creates flowing horizontal processions of marks, while the 4.5 m/s wind from the northeast drives calligraphic clusters in gentle diagonal drifts across the canvas. The severe cold (-0.3°C) despite being 18.9°C warmer than typical demands a palette of stark whites and silver marks against deep blue-black grounds, while the 92% humidity shrouds everything in atmospheric veils and soft gradients that blur the gestural marks into jazz-like improvisations.