Arctic
60°N, 140°E · Lesley Tannahill · 2026-09-22
Lesley Tannahill2026-09-22Lesley Tannahill2026
Creative rationale
This location sits in the Arctic Ocean north of eastern Siberia, where the extreme low pressure (924.9 hPa) with its steep gradient (49.81 hPa/cell) creates a composition of dense, archaeological layers - like years of paint built up and scraped back to reveal hidden histories. The remarkable temperature anomaly of 16.6°C above normal drives chaotic marks breaking through more structured underlayers, while the near-saturated humidity (98%) makes every previous layer visible as ghostly palimpsest. Light precipitation adds subtle drip marks suggesting the passage of time across this weathered surface.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Attribution: James Tannahill / art.jamestannahill.com. No commercial use or derivatives without permission.