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Statement
Karl Ockelford is a multi disciplinary artist who works individually and in collaboration across fields of film, sound, installation, photography and visual design. His work explores improvisation, abstraction and subterranean themes. Karl’s collaborations include work with Decibel New Music Assemble and individual members Stuart James and Cat Hope on sound and visual projects, Rakini Devi with music production for dance pieces Urban Kali, Best Dead and Don’t Call Me Butoh, live performance and record releases with improvised experimental groups Abe Sada & Sub Ordnance, remixes for labels Hidden Shoal and ENDE Records and has exhibited installation and photographic works in a number of group exhibitions presented by the Perth Centre For Photography and Artrage. Karl’s current creative practice involves sonic experimentations through his solo music project Reluctant Carnivore and Goat Lung.
Education
Murdoch University, Bachelor of Media, Sound and Film Studies, 2014
Sound for Performance and Installation
Film
Band/Collaborations/Experimental Sound
Discography
Photography
Book Series
Exhibitions
Employment History
www.karlockelford.weebly.com
Statement
Karl Ockelford is a multi disciplinary artist who works individually and in collaboration across fields of film, sound, installation, photography and visual design. His work explores improvisation, abstraction and subterranean themes. Karl’s collaborations include work with Decibel New Music Assemble and individual members Stuart James and Cat Hope on sound and visual projects, Rakini Devi with music production for dance pieces Urban Kali, Best Dead and Don’t Call Me Butoh, live performance and record releases with improvised experimental groups Abe Sada & Sub Ordnance, remixes for labels Hidden Shoal and ENDE Records and has exhibited installation and photographic works in a number of group exhibitions presented by the Perth Centre For Photography and Artrage. Karl’s current creative practice involves sonic experimentations through his solo music project Reluctant Carnivore and Goat Lung.
Education
Murdoch University, Bachelor of Media, Sound and Film Studies, 2014
Sound for Performance and Installation
- The Female Pope Rakini Devi (AsiaTopa Festival, Arts Centre Melbourne, 2025)
- Kali Madonna, the post-pandemic goddess Rakini Devi (Online, 2022)
- Urban Kali 4 Rakini Devi (The Art Bar, MCA. Sydney, 2019)
- Urban Kali 3 Rakini Devi (Known/Unknown, The Lock Up, Newcastle, 2019)
- Urban Kali 2 Rakini Devi (The Festival of Death & Dying, Sydney 2018)
- Instructions for Another Future Kate McMillan (Exhibited at XXIV. Rohkunstbau, Brandenburg, 2018)
- Urban Kali Rakini Devi (Riverside Theaters, Sydney 2017)
- Illuminated Transmission (graduate project, Murdoch University, 2014)
- Otomo Now Otomo Yoshide (Alternating Currents, PICA 2011)
- Untitlted (Crime Scene, Perth Centre for Photography, 2005)
- Best Dead Rakini Devi (Tick, Blue Room, Perth 2003)
- Drive (Peep-in Death, Artrage, 2002)
- Don’t Call Me Butoh Rakini Devi (Blue Room, Perth, 2002)
Film
- Inland Lake Lionel Marchetti & Decibel (Room 40, Music video, 2023, Direction and production)
- Speechless Cat Hope & Tura New Music (promotional video, 2023, Design, sound & video editing)
- Sustaining Practice Residency Promo Rakini Devi (Readymade Works Studios, 2022, video, sound design and editing)
- Neon Red Diode (music video, 2022, Production and direction)
- Mass/Mstery Cat Hope (live performance video for ‘Marche De Noel Electronique’ 2021, Production and direction)
- civil-nautical-astronomical Jenny Hector, Cat Hope and Gabriella Smart (Substation 2021, Creative development documentation)
- 2 Minutes from Home Decibel & various composers (online and live performance, 2020)
- Cult of Synthetic Order Reluctant Carnivore (short music film,2019, Direction, sound and production)
- The Earth Defeats Me Lionel Marchetti & Decibel (room 40, Music video, 2019, Direction and production)
- The Murder Pier Rakini Devi (Sound/video production & direction. Promotional video, 2019)
- Portrait of Female Alchemy Rakini Devi (Production & direction. Promotional video, 2019)
- Urban Kali (promotional video, 2017, production and direction)
- For My friends in Detention Zebedee Parkes (documentary, 2014, editing & sound design)
- n dimension Stuart James/Decibel (music video, 2015, production & direction)
- Making Music for Moments of Disappearance Kate McMillan (documentary, 2014, editing & postproduction)
- This Is Brian (documentary, 2013, director. premiered at Eat My Shorts Film Festival)
Band/Collaborations/Experimental Sound
- Goat Lung 2022-Current
- Reluctant Carnivore 2012-Current
- Sub Ordnance 2006-Current
- KFK 2002-Current
- Abe Sada 2006-2014
- Pahlemik 2006-2007
Discography
- Speechless Cat Hope (CD, Ezz-thetics 115, additional choir vocals, 2025)
- Cult of Synthetic Order Reluctant Carnivore (digital and CDr, Pleasantly Deceased, 2019)
- Sounds for A Goddess/the music from Rakini Devis Urban Kali Karl Ockelford/Reluctant Carnivore
(CDR & Digital, Pleasantly Deceased, 2018) - Platter Process Reluctant Carnivore (CDR & Digital, Pleasantly Deceased, 2018)
- Under Boards Reluctant Carnivore (CDR & Digital, Pleasantly Deceased, 2018)
- Lost & Found Purple Ernie (CDR & Digital, Pleasantly Deceased, 2018)
- Kill for Kicks KFK (Digital, ENDE, 2016)
- Greylands Deconstruction Manual (Digital Compilation, Hidden Shoal, 2013)
- Languid Sigh Cat Hope (Digital, Kunstradio Austria, 2013)
- Organ Grinder Sub Ordnance (Vinyl 12”, HRP, 2011)
- Redux Abe Sada (Vinyl 12”, HRP, 2011)
- The Low Chord Abe Sada (CDr, Kabutsuri Tape International Japan, 2009)
- Subzilla Abe Sada (CDr, Bloodstar, 2007)
- Please Take Care When Disposing of Each Other Pahlemik (CDr, independent release, 2007)
Photography
Book Series
- What We See in the Suburbs Indolent Creations, 2019
- Not So Far Flung Places Indolent Creations, 2019
- Flora + Fauna Indolent Creations, 2019
- Point Towards the Sky Indolent Creations, 2019
- Near Dark Indolent Creations, 2019
- Abstracts and Textures Indolent Creations, 2019
Exhibitions
- Microcosm Series (2007 Fiction group exhibition, Perth Centre for Photography)
- Nape (2007 Erotic Art Prize, The Bakery)
- Junction (2007 Visions of Vincent, Judges Commendation)
- Self Portrait (2005 Nemesis Group exhibition, Perth Centre for Photography)
- Untitled Series (2007 The Space Between, Foto Freo)
Employment History
- African Drumming
- ARTrage bakery Construction
- Bunnings warehouse night fill
- IGA night-fill
- Maintenance manager SUBI/LEED coop
- Freelance video editing (decibel)
Creative Show-Reel (https://vimeo.com/546229113)
Commisioned Show-Reel (https://vimeo.com/544429451)
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I would like to thank my family, friends, collaborators and artists that have given me support, encouragement and provided me with opportunities to be creative.
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