ARONE MEEKS | 'Mangroves' | 2011 | Screenprint | Paper: 755 x 560 mm Gaynah Paper Size 560 mm x

Paper Size 560 mm x 380 mm

and strongly connected with the natural surroundings

I learnt this dance as a young boy and this is how I know the stories

" Alvin Gavenor

landscapes and animals – are bold and compelling

ARONE MEEKS | 'Mangroves' | 2011 | Screenprint | Paper: 755 x 560 mm Gaynah Paper Size 560 mm xAt 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.