OHO

In Slovenia, then socialist Yugoslavia, the years 1965-1971 marked the time of the avant-garde art movement known as The OHO Group, which inspires many artists to this day, including Marina Abramović. OHO is considered one of the most interesting, complex and important examples of post-war avant-garde art in Central and Eastern Europe. As one of the first from Eastern Europe to exhibit in New York's MOMA – and after its success in 1971 – the group terminated itself. OHO was not just an art collective but a specific cultural phenomenon that dealt with the visible and immaterial through art, philosophy, sociology, science, and coexistence with the earth and nature. In the 1960s, relevant questions were already being asked about anthropocentrism, ecology and the economy of art. In 5 years they made 53 short films, hidden gems from the history of ex-Yugoslav avantgarde and experimental films. A documentary film about OHO by Damjan Kozole (Berlinale Competition Spare Parts and docs Ulay: Project Cancer, Borders, Pero…), rich in never-before-seen materials, for the first time comprehensively presents this inspiring phenomenon of intertwining art and life.