Alexandra Blum, ‘17.12.09 - Dalston Square construction site, exterior space between B Block and the library’, charcoal on paper, 59 x 84 cm
‘You need thermals. If I’d the time I’d stand here with a board behind ya! I’m 70 next birthday, I’ve got bionic hips, a machine in here (taps his heart). Sometimes I feel alright, but other times...then I think maybe I’ll retire. But then I go home and get nagged and change me mind. Ha ha!’ Extract from conversation, drawing diary 2009