ARONE MEEKS | 'Cryingame' | 1993 | Screenprint | Metalic ink | Paper: 760 x 560 mm Wall sculpture "Traditionally fire played a major

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

"Chains old and new

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

After 12 years in the contemporary Indigenous visual arts sector

2 x 5 x 1cm | 2026

ARONE MEEKS | 'Cryingame' | 1993 | Screenprint | Metalic ink | Paper: 760 x 560 mm Wall sculpture "Traditionally fire played a majorAt 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.