ARONE MEEKS | 'Elders Adrift' | 2011 | Etching in coloured ink | Paper: 535 x 390 mm; Matrix: 373 x 245 x mmAt 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.

She showed me all the colourful bush dyes that you can turn the bush string into bright and lovely colours

existential possibility of moving away from the cultural trance of separateness and materialism

he is outdoors enjoying the scenery of Yarrabah

He is renowned for his wonderful grasp of form and precise lines

Dimensions: 80 (h) x 20 (w) x 3 (d)  cm

A real man arrives

which are a food source for marine predators such as the Waru (Green-Sea Turtle)

oyster reefs and waterholes or camping spots

We were fed flour with weavels in it

"'Birri 1 & 2’ Represents the fire stick which holds a significant place in our cultural practice to keep our morals and values alive as First Nations people

and continues to draw the places

TAMIKA GRANT-IRAMU | 'Rosalie Place I'