Published 2000 by Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
20 pages
150 x 104mm, softcover, with black and white illustrations
Edited by Christina Barton
With essays by Christina Barton.
Design by Meanest Indian in the Land
Printed by Thames Publications Ltd
ISBN 0-9582167-0-3

This catalogue was published in association with the exhibition Language Matters, February-March 2000.

language n. 1 the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in an agreed way. 2 the language of a particular community or country, etc. 3 a the faculty of speech. b a style or the faculty of expression; the use of words etc.

matter n. 1 a a physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit. b that which has mass and occupies space. 2 a particular substance. 3 the thing that is amiss. 4 material for thought or expression. 5 a the substance of a book, speech, etc., as distinct from its manner or form...7 an affair or situation being considered esp. in a specified way. 8 Physiol. a any substance in or discharged from the body.