Region 60°S, 0°E

Creative rationale

Over the Southern Ocean at 60 degrees south latitude on the Prime Meridian, fierce Antarctic winds and steep pressure gradients create turbulent atmospheric conditions. The cold temperature of -3.6°C with high humidity and strong pressure gradient of 14.39 hPa/cell translates into Riley's early black-and-white optical vocabulary, with the 10.1 m/s wind from 313 degrees driving rapid, diagonal undulations that create intense visual vibration. The steep pressure gradient demands tightly packed parallel lines that seem to pulse and shift as they follow the northwest wind direction.