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

the lost and forgotten

SERVICE CERAMICS | ‘Sugar Bowl- Lidded’ | Wheel-thrown ceramics | 2025 | 15 (h) x 14 (dia) cm

1210 x 910mm

If the hunters were able to get close enough to the turtle

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

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.