View image in fullscreenThe Settlers (from The Australians series)Fenwick describes the novels as ‘settler fan fiction’ – stories that rehearse and reinforce myths of exploration, endurance, and nation-building. The termites offer an alternative authorship, rewriting the narrative in void and scaffold.ShareView image in fullscreenThe Imitations of ChristThis volume was selected by the artist as a reference to the Borroloola library, where a copy of The Imitation of Christ had been eaten by termites by the time David Attenborough visited while