Denied the chance to hold an exhibition of degree- level artwork, a Manx art student and musician has opened her own unique show.

Alice Dudley opened ’Fuse’, a collection of new artwork, putting her works of art, produced after two and half interrupted years of study at Falmouth University, on the walls of Sound Records.

Alice opened the display of images on Wednesday evening, accompanied by a concert of her new music, written to accompany the pieces.

With the UK still in lockdown, Alice is unable to return to Falmouth and resume her studies and for the past three and a half months has been working out of her bedroom in Douglas.

’While I was home, I thought that I may as well make the most of what we can do here that no one else can do,’ said Alice

’As I am a musician as well and a lot of my current work merges visual art and music, I thought that a really great venue for showcasing my artwork would be here at Sound Records.

’I thought it would be really cool and not something that I have seen before.

’Jack and Ed from Sound Records have been really up for it and very enthusiastic.’

Some of Alice’s degree work is based around images of female goddess forms and body studies, whilst other images are created around her new music, which she is currently recording with local record producer Gypo Buggane.

’The music is linked with some of the pictures,’ said Alice.

’Some of the work contains text and lyrics from my last single, on repeat, and some of the work I have been making are visuals that go along with some of the songs.

’My new songs will also go along to become a soundtrack to accompany a film I am making about my final work.

’It is all on-going and I am still working on the final piece over here.

’Hopefully I can get back to Falmouth next month and finish it off.

’It is crazy to think that I am the only one out of the rest of my degree course who is able to put on an exhibition, though. Most of my friends aren’t even able to do that and feel lucky I have the chance to do that.’

Alice’s exhibition will remain on the walls of Sound Records, based in the basement of the Peter Louis Building, in Duke Street, Douglas, until next Thursday.