Tropical South America

Creative rationale

Above the Andes Mountains in southern Peru and Bolivia, where high altitude creates an unexpectedly cold microclimate despite the tropical latitude. The extremely low sea-level pressure of 622.6 hPa suggests high elevation terrain, while the cold 6.2°C temperature and dry 48% humidity evoke the sparse, crystalline air of mountain peaks. This translates into a composition of steely blues and cool greys with breathing space between gestural clusters, reflecting both the thin atmosphere and calm 0.7 m/s winds that allow marks to settle into rounded, blooming forms rather than being stretched by movement.