ARONE MEEKS | 'Cryingame' | 1993 | Screenprint | Metalic ink | Paper: 760 x 560 mm Wall sculpture It is then left in

It is then left in a running stream for weeks to remove the starch

He has been the recipient of the The Cairns Airport Innovation Award (Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre

"Traditionally fire played a major role in our lives - we used it for cooking

“My life is based on a deep desire to be immersed in nature

TAHEEGA SAVAGE | 'Sweet Water Barra's 2' | 2023 | Monoprint | 30 (h) x 41

ARONE MEEKS | 'Cryingame' | 1993 | Screenprint | Metalic ink | Paper: 760 x 560 mm Wall sculpture It is then left inAt 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.