ARONE MEEKS | 'Irukandji' | 2020 | Monoprint | Paper: 800 x 605 mm sea that he reworks into contemporary

that he reworks into contemporary artworks for the future generations of his clan

Now I am surrounded by my family

There is a big flat rock there

while reawakening the animistic storytelling traditions of their ancestors

and ponder the bonds that tie us to the Earth

ARONE MEEKS | 'Irukandji' | 2020 | Monoprint | Paper: 800 x 605 mm sea that he reworks into contemporaryAt 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.