Created when Tatum Careyes was 15 years old, Polar Shift symbolizes a pivotal moment of transformation. It marks the beginning of a slow but steady change in her life, a time when she was healing and evolving into her true, infinite self. This piece embodies the raw energy of personal growth, capturing the shifting of identities and the fluidity of becoming. It mimics the transient and ever-changing nature of melting ice caps, and the creatures whose life journeys are transformed by them.