To be naked is to be oneself.

For the artist, drawing is discovery. And that is not just a slick phrase; it is quite literally true.

A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work - related far more directly to the demands of communication.

We can become anything. That is why injustice is impossible here. There may be the accident of birth, there is no accident of death. Nothing forces us to remain what we were.

The autobiographical doesn't interest me. I could think of few things less interesting than rooting about in my life.

To be naked is to be oneself. To be nude is to be seen naked by others and yet not recognised for oneself.

Between the experience of living a normal life at this moment on the planet and the public narratives being offered to give a sense to that life, the empty space, the gap, is enormous.