Leila Jabre-Jureidini

B. 1963, Beirut

From an early age, Leila Jabre-Jureidini actively participated in various extracurricular programs, ranging from drawing to pottery. At the age of 18, she attended the Atelier Jacques D’Anton and Met de Penninghen in Paris. She later pursued her education at Parsons School of Design in both its Paris campus and in New York, where she obtained a degree in graphic design. Additionally, she pursued studies in sociology and anthropology at Sorbonne University.

Jabre-Jureidini dedicates most of her time to her studio, where she paints, sculpts, and brings her inspirations to life. Over the years, her prolific artistic output has led to several notable exhibitions, including the "London's Contemporary Parallax Art Fair" in 2011, the 31st Salon d'Automne at Sursock Museum in 2012, where she received a special mention from the jury, the Beirut Art Fair in 2013 and 2015, Bitassarof at the Lebanese National Library in 2016, and the traveling collective exhibition of "Imago Mundi Benetton Collection" in 2017.

About her Work

"if it were possible, would we undo what has been done?"

In her artwork, she portrays women in sculptures captured in transient positions reminiscent of Cartier-Bresson's 'decisive moment,' celebrating the beauty of the feminine body. Her bronze cubic sculptures serve as abstract representations of moods and emotions. Through her multimedia pieces, she highlights the legacy we leave for future generations, while her cube sculptures result from an 'analysis' of modern life.

The cubes themselves are fragments, akin to snapshots in photography. Initially crafted from clay, they retain the memory of the human gesture. Once cast in bronze, these pieces bear the weight of life's burdens and pains. Emotions and suffering become embedded in these cubes, some of which have undergone such trials that they have lost their original form.

Leila Jabre-Jureidini

Unravelling 2012

Bronze, 31 x 26 x 26 cm

Loan from the artist