Termite mounds are abundant across the Kimberley region. The stretch of Great Northern Highway between Broome and Derby is one of the best vantage points to see them. They stand out against the vast open savannah, a flat plain that’s void of dense forest, hills and mountains.

Termites build these monolithic forms of cement, which stand tall, rising from the ground like spires of red earth. These iterative and pockmarked sculptures might look solitary. Yet they signpost an extensive network of underground tunnels, which are home to thriving populations of busy termites.

Each termite mound is unique. Its looming presence, though still, teems with life just beneath the earth, it vibrates an eerie aliveness.

In Kimberley Termite Mound, Breckon follows a meditative drawing and redrawing process, where the body repeats movements over a number of days. Fine thread is coated in a wet solution of natural pigment and spun by hand into a network of lines, gradually creating a unique, spontaneous yet intentional, considered shape that’s inspired by the termite mounds of the Kimberley.