ARONE MEEKS | 'Freshwater Place' | 2009 | Coloured etching from shaped zinc plates | Paper: 1200 x 800 mm Pam Kusabs that censors truth while oppresses

that censors truth while oppresses the sovereign rights of his clan

Her recent works explore place and identity using traditional stories

Clan: THABU (Snake)

Through her creative practice

“For me culture is not an inheritance

ARONE MEEKS | 'Freshwater Place' | 2009 | Coloured etching from shaped zinc plates | Paper: 1200 x 800 mm Pam Kusabs that censors truth while oppressesA series of three etchings, Created in Cairns at Editions Tremblay by Arone Meeks 2009 The story behind this work was to link the etchings and show the connection between freshwater and its journey towards the sea. They also tell talk of a passage of time and a connection to Country. To the left, in Freshwater Country, the elongated ochre figure represents the bush and spirits in Country, its overall shape is that of a gumtree growing out of the