Alexandra Blum, Home V, graphite on paper, 56 x 77 cm 2021. Photo credit: A. Blum
As the pandemic continued, piles of objects and papers migrated around my flat, following my living patterns, making it feel like a slowly evolving landscape. The solid boundary between interior and exterior space, which I had previously taken for granted, began to feel fragile and transient, a thin membrane between myself and the outside world. The bookshelf seemed like a significant landmark in this landscape, a bit like a rock face.
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I wanted to draw the flow of space between interior and exterior, as well as the small, quiet observations I made within my home.
Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home V' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2021. Photo credit: A. Blum
Small observations such as, suddenly noticing the sun glinting on the window…
Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home V' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2021. Photo credit: A. Blum
the slice of space between window and frame, the blind chain blowing in the wind…
Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home V' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2021. Photo credit: A. Blum
the shadows beneath wires…
Alexandra Blum, Detail from 'Home V' graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2021. Photo credit: A. Blum
or my eye resting upon very banal things like the remnants of Christmas wrapping paper.
Alexandra Blum, Home V, graphite on paper, 56 x 77 cm 2021. Photo credit: A. Blum