Lucy Harvey and Joanne Moar, Becoming German, Pronunciation Exercise II, 1998, video installation. Installation view, Language Matters, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000

Colin McCahon, Object and image, 1954, oil on canvas, 1470 x 910mm, Collection of Waikato Museum of Art and History Te Whare Taonga o Waikato. Installation view, Language Matters, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000

Rose Nolan, RN Banner – Walk Tall, 2000, oil and acrylic on hessian with cotton thread, dowel and nylon rope, 4200 x 2000mm. Installation view, Language Matters, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000

Mary-Louise Browne, Eulalia (detail) from the Lususnaturae series, engraved platters, variable dimensions. Installation view, Language Matters, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000

Mary-Louise Browne, Eulalia (detail) from the Lususnaturae series, engraved platters, variable dimensions. Installation view, Language Matters, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000

Michael Parekowhai, ‘Everyone will live quietly’, Michah 4:4, 1990, Formica on wood, 255 x 2200 x 1500mm. Installation view, Language Matters, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000