AIRING your dirty laundry in public used to be something that was frowned upon.

But for one Winchester art student, "hanging out" on the street with her washing is not a chore - it's art.

Angela Petit, 22, staged the 'in situ' textile sculpture on a

Winchester street outside the city's Art College as part of her degree work.

Dozens of sheets and cloths were stretched out to make a patchwork quilt covering much of the pavement, though with no washing-line in sight, it looks like the sheets will end up back where they started - in the wash basket.