Advising a London-headquartered bank on the long-term care and considered expansion of an inherited sculpture holding.
The bank held a small but significant group of Irish sculpture acquired over two decades. They needed clarity on what they owned, how it was cared for, and how it might grow.
A documented, insured, and actively stewarded collection — with a clear acquisition plan for the next five years.
Foinse curates art to shape the feel of a space. Each placement below answers a specific question the room was asking — a dwell point, a sense of movement, a quiet wall that rewarded close looking.
A glass-walled lobby with views east across the City. The architecture supplies all the drama; the work had to provide weight rather than spectacle.
A standing bronze figure, just under life-size, placed off-centre.
Grounds the floor plate. The bronze gives the room a centre of gravity that the architecture alone could not provide, and reads as institutional confidence without portraiture.
A small holding space outside the main boardroom. Used for brief conversations before meetings. The brief was for a work that rewarded close looking.
A cast-iron vessel on a plinth, set against a plain wall.
Slows people down. Conversations in this room have shifted — they begin around the piece rather than around the meeting that is about to start.
A discreet floor used for private client work. The atmosphere needed to feel residential rather than corporate, while remaining clearly part of the bank.
A small limestone marker, paired with a single drawing on the opposite wall.
Reads as a private collection rather than a corporate hang. Clients consistently comment on the room before they comment on the meeting.
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