The Price of Change is an ongoing series of works by jeweller Matthew McIntyre Wilson.  The brooches are made by harvesting the elements of coins from Aotearoa, Britain, and the Cook Islands and then recombining them to create arresting images. Elements like New Zealand ora and fauna, the symbols of the different nations that make up the United Kingdom, Māori iconography, and imagery of statehood and sovereignty all appear on the coins Matthew has used.

“By arranging the motifs found on New Zealand coins, United Kingdom coins and other Pacific Island coins, I was able to create compositions that possess narratives of a historical, political, environmental and cultural nature. One of the things I enjoy about making these is that there are so many possibilities for the compositions within a restricted range of coins. It is appealing to me that you can combine imagery commonly found in pockets and purses all around New Zealand and arrange them to be viewed in an entirely new context.”

These hoodies carry motifs that can be commonly found in Matthew's jewellery and large-scale prints.