ARONE MEEKS | 'Blu II' | c.2019 | Monoprint | Paper: 800 x 610 mm Northern Peninsula Area Originally a method for recording

Originally a method for recording fish catches

Melanesian Institute for Arts and Communication (MIAC) University of Papua New Guinea

quietly enjoying nature

the first major touring exhibition and catalogue of the traditional and contemporary material culture of the Torres Strait Island people

Heather Koowootha is a multi-disciplinary artist working in the mediums of printmaking

ARONE MEEKS | 'Blu II' | c.2019 | Monoprint | Paper: 800 x 610 mm Northern Peninsula Area Originally a method for recordingAt 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.