ARONE MEEKS | 'Blu II' | c.2019 | Monoprint | Paper: 800 x 610 mm Northern Peninsula Area Heather Koowootha is a multi-disciplinary

Heather Koowootha is a multi-disciplinary artist working in the mediums of printmaking

Melanesian Institute for Arts and Communication (MIAC) University of Papua New Guinea

is a fertile shape/waterhole

Originally a method for recording fish catches

The Dhangal is moving forward

ARONE MEEKS | 'Blu II' | c.2019 | Monoprint | Paper: 800 x 610 mm Northern Peninsula Area Heather Koowootha is a multi-disciplinaryAt 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.