Degree show preview

This year's degree show promises to be another week long festival of art and creativity at the University. Students at Duncan of Jordanstone have been working long hours putting the finishing touches to the exhibition that is the culmination of four years of study, imagination and commitment. This year's exhibition is a treat for the visual and aesthetic sensibilities of us all, expert or amateur. Here is a preview.

Laurie Ledingham took 168 hours to paint 168 images of the same old woman on a pane of glass. This repetition is a suggestion that society treats all elderly people in the same way. Laurie who graduates in fine art, would like to see the time she spent painting each woman to be devoted to elderly people's individual needs and wishes.

Sally Parkes wants her work to be kept in the dark. Her stunning jewellery is inspired by scuba-diving. Made from flexible resin, fishing wire and fishtank tubing, the jewellery is designed to glow in ultra-violet light just like the bodies of tropical fish.

Sally who has secured a work placement in New York with a science-fiction film company after she graduates says: "I wanted to make pieces that complement the female form and have an organic feel."

Joseph Andrew Haughey's textile portrays his classmates in a colourful collage. He took digital pictures of the students and manipulated the colours to produce this stunning and striking design. Joseph hopes to pursue interior design after graduation in Italy or Germany.

Not the most common holiday job for a student - Graeme Roger signed a contract with His Lordship Lachlan Alexander Gordon-Duff to be his hermit and spent three weeks on his estate thinking about society and its structures. His sculptures of common washing facilities and a sitting bath (pictured right) are a result of his thoughts in the wilderness...

Private View: Friday 15 June, 6.30 - 9.30pm
Saturday 16 June 9.30am - 4.30pm, Sunday 17 June 9.30am - 4.30pm,
Monday to Friday 9.30am - 8.30pm and Saturday 23 June 9.30am - 2.00pm
Phone 01382 345330 and visit www.dundee.ac.uk/pressoffice/degreeshow01

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