"Weird and wonderful" creations are set to draw a big crowd to a student art show in Dundee.

Empty swings and jute jewellery are among the creations being showcased at this year's art, design and architecture degree show at Dundee University's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD).

Almost 300 graduands are exhibiting at Degree Show 2016, which opens on Friday evening and is one of the highlights of the city's cultural calendar.

A record-breaking 15,000 visitors attended last year's exhibition and the event generated in excess of £1.5m for the local economy in the process.

The chance to push the boundaries of art to such a large audience can act as a launch pad for many of the school's art graduates.

A range of jute jewellery, celebrating Dundee's culture and inspired by the architecture of Dundee's Verdant Works restored mill museum is among the unusual exhibits.

DJCAD Dean Paul Harris said: "When you think you've seen it all then something will come along and you realise you haven't.

"People can still be innovative and original and creative and can still shock or make you smile."

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Another haunting work uses sculpture, performance, film and writing to pay tribute to a student's dead brother, who died while she was at university.

The centre piece is a pair of mechanical swings, which seem to swing of their own accord.

This year's cohort will be hoping to emulate the success of the likes of Turner Prize winner Susan Philipsz, illustrator Jo Basford, photographer Albert Watson, fashion designer Hayley Scanlan, film director David Mackenzie, video games pioneer Aaron Garbut, Star Wars animator Matt Cameron, and the late painter Alberto Morrocco, who are all Duncan of Jordanstone alumni.

Degree Show 2016 includes exhibits from students in all 11 undergraduate programmes at DJCAD and from graduates in architecture.

The free exhibition opens with the traditional preview evening for the students, their families and invited guests on Friday, May 20, and will fully open to the public on Saturday until Sunday, May 29.