ARONE MEEKS | 'Birthhole (Black & White state)' | c. 2000 | Lithograph in black ink Northern Peninsula Area the lost and forgotten

the lost and forgotten

1210 x 910mm

When its Guth (low tide) its always easy to find dead starfish

hunters set out to sea

MARK STELLA | ‘Geckos on the Brown Earth’ | 2023 | Acrylic on canvas | 55 H x 94 W cm

ARONE MEEKS | 'Birthhole (Black & White state)' | c. 2000 | Lithograph in black ink Northern Peninsula Area the lost and forgottenAt the heart of the work is Meeks unique visual languagewhere ancestral knowledge systems intersect with contemporary experience. Influenced by the Quinkan rock art traditions of Cape York and the ancestral presence of the Rainbow Serpent, his works evoke a living cosmology of guardianship, movement and renewal. Recurring formswaterholes, woven vessels and flowing systemsspeak to the interconnectedness of people, place and cultural responsibility.