Alexandra Blum, ‘27.1.11 - Dalston Square, 18th floor, the Collins’ flat’, charcoal on paper, 59 x 84 cm. Private Collection.
Looking south, from the bedroom window – sun streaming in, so that I’m in shirt sleeves despite sub zero temperatures outside – it’s the in-between spaces, the backs of buildings, the vacant plots between one enterprise and another, that are holding the city together, shaping its character and form. Extract from drawing diary 2011