Alexandra Blum, ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Despite their massive stature, some of the industrial structures at Angerstein Warf felt elusive, their purpose a mystery to passers-by.  It was hard to tell whether this huge box-like form was derelict or part of a functioning system.

The two pigeons silhouetted against the side of the box took off as I was drawing.  Their sudden movement became the focus for the image, pin pointing a single moment in time within the surrounding flux.

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Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019

Alexandra Blum, detail from ‘Against All Odds’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4 cm, 2019


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