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LEILA JEFFRIES
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PORTRAITS
Warwick Court
ST. PAULS, LONDON
Warwick Court (also known as 5 Paternoster Square) is a prominent 180,000 sq ft commercial and office building located next to St Paul’s Cathedral in the heart of the City of London.
CURATORIAL APPROACH
The collection for Warwick Court was conceived around the building’s prominent position beside St Paul’s, drawing on Paternoster Square’s historic and contemporary associations with commerce and finance. Giles Miller’s suspended Dual sculptures use intricate gold-toned ‘penny-junctions’ to form two jewel-like structures, shifting in density and transparency as viewers move through the entrance.
Within the main reception, Christophe Gaignon’s La Belle Oxyde continues this material narrative through a reflective sculptural surface opening onto a vortex of shimmering gold. Together, the works create subtle references to coins, exchange and value, while introducing warmth, movement and reflection to the architecture.
ARTISTS:
GILES MILLER X CHRISTOPHE GAIGNON
MEDIUM:
MOULDED GLASS, METAL OXIDES
CLIENT:
STANHOPE / MITSUBISHI ESTATES
ARTIST:
LEILA JEFFRIES
MEDIUM:
GICLEE PRINT ON ARCHIVAL FINE ART PAPERpaper
CLIENT:
BENTALL GREEN OAK
SPACE:
78 ST JAMES STREET, LONDON
ARTISTS:
GILES MILLER X CHRISTOPHE GAIGNON
MEDIUM:
MOULDED GLASS, METAL OXIDES
CLIENT:
STANHOPE / MITSUBISHI ESTATES
ST. PAULS, LONDON
Warwick Court (also known as 5 Paternoster Square) is a prominent 180,000 sq ft commercial and office building located next to St Paul’s Cathedral in the heart of the City of London.
CURATORIAL APPROACH
The collection for Warwick Court was conceived around the building’s prominent position beside St Paul’s, drawing on Paternoster Square’s historic and contemporary associations with commerce and finance. Giles Miller’s suspended Dual sculptures use intricate gold-toned ‘penny-junctions’ to form two jewel-like structures, shifting in density and transparency as viewers move through the entrance.
Within the main reception, Christophe Gaignon’s La Belle Oxyde continues this material narrative through a reflective sculptural surface opening onto a vortex of shimmering gold. Together, the works create subtle references to coins, exchange and value, while introducing warmth, movement and reflection to the architecture.
CURATORIAL APPROACH
Leila Jeffreys’ photographic portraits bring an unexpected cast of characters to the building’s heritage interiors. Set within decorative wall mouldings above richly upholstered seating, the birds take the place of traditional portraiture, introducing personality and gentle humour to the formal setting.
Photographed at human scale against understated backgrounds, each bird reveals its own expression, posture and intricate plumage. Dark feathers, flashes of yellow and sculptural white crests complement the timber, velvet and pale architectural detailing, connecting the building’s historic character with a contemporary approach to portraiture.