This group exhibition features new artworks by 13 artists from the Fine Arts Department at the University of the Free State. The diverse body of work – including installation, performance, painting, printmaking, sculpture and new media – explores multiple interpretations of the idiom "breaking ground" through conceptual, metaphorical, and material approaches. Some artworks are made with earth materials, while others engage with themes of breaking and rupture, emerging from acts of destruction, erosion and decay, where breaking processes are reimagined as forms of creation. Some works confront the aftermath of rupture, addressing loss and traumatic memory. Other pieces examine how borders, edges, and technological developments reshape our understanding of land and place. Breaking Ground invites viewers to explore how artistic experimentation can unearth new ways of thinking about rupture, transformation, and resilience.