Deep Material Energy II is a collaborative project developed with four artists from Australia and four artists from Aotearoa, curated by Heather Galbraith, Professor of Fine Arts, College of Creative Arts Toi Rauwhārangi. Within this geographic and cultural context, the artists contemplate their art practices in relation to their respective countries. Collectively, the artists explore the possibilities of deep and holistic engagement with materiality, while considering the nature of contemporary jewellery, body adornment and objects. Across a range of diverse practices, the artists interrogate the physical, historical, political, cultural and intangible resonances of the materials through the processes of slow and considered hand-crafted making, shaping and transforming. A prominent thread connecting the visually diverse works is a shared fascination with found and recycled materials (including those from city streets, the beach, op shops, scrap metal merchants, and the rural landscape). Aotearoa artists: Kelly McDonald l Victoria McIntosh l Neke Moa l Rowan Panther Australian artists: Cara Johnson l Inari Kiuru l Claire McArdle l Lisa Waup Images courtesy the artists and Australian Design Centre.