Darwin, Australia, the unique meeting place of the 10th World Melioidosis Congress 2024, is emphasised in the centre of this painting. The shapes encircling this meeting place symbolise the diverse representation of people uniting in this shared pursuit of knowledge.

The lines connecting to this meeting place represent the various paths travelled from different corners of the world, converging upon Darwin. The icons within these lines represent different aspects of melioidosis identification and research; microscopy, Burkholderia pseudomallei growth on agar plates, and the forward and reverse TTS1 PCR primers across the centre.

In the background, the bacteria are depicted as individual cells, pink coloured Gram-negative rods as seen under a microscope. The negative spaces at the top and bottom of the image showcase the Northern Territory and an iconic crocodile.