Australasia
60°S, 100°E · Norman Lewis · 2026-09-11
Norman Lewis2026-09-11Norman Lewis2026
Creative Rationale
Over the remote Southern Ocean southeast of the Kerguelen Islands, harsh Antarctic winds drive across dark waters under crushing low pressure systems. The extreme cold anomaly and high humidity create an atmosphere of veiled intensity, while moderate winds organize the turbulent air into rhythmic processions. I interpret this through Lewis's calligraphic language: dense clusters of silver and white marks surge horizontally across a deep blue-black ground, their congregations intensified by the low pressure, while misty atmospheric veils soften the gestural notations in the humid polar air.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.