Royal Mint Art Squares : May 2006. 

Only 30 years ago all of Britain’s spending cash was minted in Tower Hamlets, now all that remains of this legacy is the name Royal Mint.

Mark was invited to develop a series of artwork in partnership with the local community around the Royal Mint redevelopment. 

Mark devised the idea of creating five illuminated paving squares with the help of children from the two local schools’ of Shapla and St Paul’s.  

In workshops the children made clay coins inspired by living in the area, mixing images of local historic landmarks, such as The Tower of London and the Thames with personal images of their family, friends and things of interest.

The coins were then cast in coloured urethane and encapsulated underneath a 32mm sheet of glass held in a steel frame.  The patterns for the layout of the coins were inspired by the children’s designs.