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Dalston Construction  - 2008-09

I’ve been making drawings of the streets in Dalston for about 12 months, building up a series of images, to give a sense of how the area is changing: the life cycle of Dalston’s buildings, the interaction between existing buildings and spaces and the potential impact of new constructions.  As part of a residency, I am now drawing from inside the site too, exploring the sequence of temporary spaces before they vanish beneath the building's final form.    

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NEWS: Artist's Talk -
Phenomena of Change: Drawing Dalston, 13th May 2010, 6-7.30pm at Hackney Museum, 1 Reading Lane, London, E8 1GQ.
Further info: 020 8356 3500

Alexandra Blum will talk about drawings exploring the process of change as Dalston, East London, undergoes massive upheaval.  She has spent 18 months charting its transformation, through drawings made from the streets and within the vast construction site at Dalston Square.  

Click here  the ''month in dalston'  blog  (see 29 Oct) in collaboration with MuFArchitecture/Art


















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