ARONE MEEKS | 'Blu II' | c.2019 | Monoprint | Paper: 800 x 610 mm Northern Peninsula Area had changed into a snake

had changed into a snake

Originally a method for recording fish catches

quietly enjoying nature

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 had changed into a snakeAt 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.