Karen Lacroix Communication Design + Illustration
 
Early exporations/ 2010
Date: March 2010
Categories: Illustration

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LSQ / Lunar Saxophone Quartet

“Reworkings” compiles the core repertoire of LSQ’s work with Live Music Now!. Design by Francisco Laranjo and illustration by Karen Lacroix.

Date: November 2009
Categories: Illustration

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‘Readymades’ collages

Based on the concept of ‘readymades’ by Marcel Duchamp. Collage and assemblage process.

The magazine “Génération d’idées” included this illustration on their latest issue. This publication is made by an independent and non-profit organization, whose mission is to offer a space where people can actively contribute to the future of society.

Date: November 2009
Categories: Illustration

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Futurism series

Hand made collages: Marinetti series for Bishopsgate Institute. Various.

Date: October 2009

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Early industrialisation impact on nature

Ongoing series of handmade collages.

Date: September 2009

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Spitalfields Market “All Aboard”

Poster made for the Bishopsgate Institute and the Spitalfields Market, in collaboration with Francisco Laranjo. (Photos by David Brulotte) Poster size: A2 + hand-made collage.

Date: June 2009

All Aboard poster

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Early life

This poster reflects the early stages of life. Hand-made collage + stamps. Size: 50 x 70 cm.

Date: March 2009

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Bishopsgate Emerging Artists Programme 2008/09

Bishopsgate Emerging Artists Programme (BEAP) highlights the work of the next generation of cutting edge musicians and composers Series of poster + web. (In collaboration with Francisco Laranjo.) Poster size: 50 x 70 cm.

Date: October 2008

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The Berkswell’s Cello

The Berkswell’ Cello | 3 Perspectives on Conservation, a film by Karen Lacroix, in collaboration with Chris Egerton. Three short films documenting the conservation process of a 300 years old cello by Chris Egerton, and illustrating his perspective on Conservation.
The Berkswell’ Cello project concerns the recent rediscovery and conservation of a rare 18th century English cello. Made by John Barrett in London in 1720 during the time of Handel and later acquired and used by the people of the village of Berkswell in Warwickshire.
Chris Egerton is a stringed-instrument conservator from the RCA/ V&A Conservation program. He initiated this project to help document and explore new ways of conducting conservation research, investigation and communication of the process.
Runtime: 8 minutes, colour, PAL. DVD available upon request.

Date: July 2008
Categories: Film

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Now (Global Warming poster)

This poster is about ‘Now’. Nature is dying at an unimaginable speed. The typography built with satellite images from one of the world’s most used web based tools (Google Maps), illustrates a timeline revealing the present state of emergency. Size: A0.
Quote: ‘About 100 million people around the world live within a meter of the present day sea level. Those 100 million people will need to go somewhere.’ (Steve Rintoul, CSIRO Marine Research)

Date: June 2008

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