Emma Lockhart-Wilson
Emma Lockhart-Wilson
Lighting designer
Emma is a creative artist based in lighting and spatial design for performance. She works collaboratively with performance makers to create visually and spatially cohesive work and enjoys developing unique lighting elements for use within set, costume and props. Emma has a strong interest in work that engages with performer bodies and designed elements as interactive, particularly when framed by a queer and feminist lens. Emma has designed lighting for companies including Australian Theatre for Young People, Monkey Baa, Applespiel, PACT Centre for Emerging Artists, DeQunicy Co. and Version 1.0 and in 2019 completed a design internship with The Rabble. Emma is currently undertaking a PhD at the VCA, University of Melbourne, researching design practices in the field of queer/feminist performance in Australia. Emma has worked with Yumi since 2019 through UNWOMAN (The Rabble) and the premier season of the Buried TeaBowl- OKUNI in May 2021.