Illumination
Aperture by Claire Norcross
Lighting Designer Claire Norcross is developing a feasibility study for a series of 'contemporary illuminations' in Morecambe. The Morecambe project, which is funded by Arts Council England and Lancashire County Council, was partly inspired by the recent development of innovative contemporary lighting festivals such as Radiance in Glasgow, and partly by Morecambe's traditional history of illuminations. The project has formed part of the Design LAB MA course at Manchester Metropolitan University, where Claire is a Creative Director.
Claire has also been creating some designs for Morecambe's Christmas Lights.
About the artist
Claire's background is as a designer for industry - her last role was as Head of Lighting Design for Habitat. She was recently one of seven artists selected for Jerwood Contemporary Makers, an exhibition intended to showcase work by the new generation of contemporary designer-makers. The exhibition is a new Jerwood Charitable Foundation initiative to support the applied arts and encourage new and stimulating ways of showing work across a range of disciplines. Claire was awarded 'Young Designer of the Year' by Elle Decoration in 2006, and in 2004 she project managed 'Inner City Living', an interiors exhibition in Preston showcasing work by up and coming designers.