North America

Creative rationale

Over the interior Pacific Northwest near the Oregon-Washington border, the atmospheric conditions reveal a cold, humid environment with light northwesterly winds and extremely low pressure. The frigid 6.1°C temperature translates into cool blues and teals that pool with sharp edges, while the high 80% humidity creates deeply translucent layering effects throughout the composition. The gentle 2.1 m/s wind from 329 degrees guides color stains to spread in a northwest-to-southeast direction, and the dramatic pressure gradient of 112.67 Pa/cell causes the color fields to flow and tilt dynamically across the canvas like liquid finding its level.