Elka Kerkhofs (Belgian/Australian Hybrid Artist) born in Belgium has a Masters in Visual Arts (Photography), and a Diploma in Contemporary Music. She became particularly interested in the Performing Arts and worked for some time across Europe including with Belgian Artist Jan Fabre and London based photographer Hugo Glendinning.

After extensive travel she has settled in Australia and has lived in Darwin since 1997. In 2000 Elka started a production company with Karen Maxwell, “Karelka Productions”, creating short films and selected multimedia theatre shows. Now based in Darwin, Elka has continued to work in the performing arts industry as a hybrid artist, sound and lighting designer, writer, director and filmmaker.

In 2000 Elka received an emerging new media artist grant and created the work Blood Vs Wine in collaboration with Tracks Dance Theatre. In 2001 Karelka Productions produced a multimedia work The Tube in Darwin’s unique 170m World War II Oil Storage Tunnels. Elka was the Multicultural Artist in Residence with Darwin Theatre Company in 2002 -2003 where she produced Site 3 of Site and Sound the Home Show and her one-woman show What’s That Donkey For?.

In 2004 Elka and Tracks Director David McMicken collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance Rust. All these projects have been very well received by the public and attracted excellent critical acclaim.

Karelka Productions’ short film Miss Tackle Goes To Europe has been screened on SBS Eat Carpet and the recent short film Miss Q mishandled won an award at the 2004 Darwin Fist Full of Films competition.

Elka’s unique perspective and varied talents contribute to her being considered amongst the finest multimedia/performance practitioners in Australia as evidenced by her attendance to Time_Place_Space 4 in Adelaide in July 2005. She has worked again with Tracks Dance Theatre on their show Angels of Gravity for the 2005 Darwin Festival.

Contact Details: Ph: (08) 89480021 M: 0409390027

Updated 14/09/2005