Cornelia Parker ,Embryo Money, 1996. Image courtesy the artist and Frith Street Gallery, London © the artistTen pence pieces in the earliest stage of productionMoney seems such a powerful material,but in the end it’s only metal. I was keento see how it was made and managed toget behind the scenes at the Royal Mint,in Pontyclun, Wales. I asked if I could havesome coins without a face. Removing thesemetal discs from the process just beforethey were struck made them a currencyinterrupted before it had value, before itaccrued power.
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