Damir Očko was born in Zagreb in 1977

Graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Očko has exhibited on solo exhibitions at Kunsthalle Krems, Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, Jeu de Paume, Paris, National Gallery in Prague, Museum of contemporary Art Bordeaux, Museo Amparo, Mexico, DAZIBAO, Montreal, Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Yvon Lambert Gallery in Paris, Künstlerhaus Halle für Kunst und Medien in Graz and Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios in Dublin, Kunstverein Leipzig among other places.

He participated in numerous group exhibitions internationally with institutions such as, OFF Biennale Budapest, MUDAM in Luxembourg, FRAC le Plateau, Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Kunsthalle Vienna, Louis Vuitton foundation among others.

Damir Očko represented Croatia in the 56th Venice Biennale with a solo exhibition "Studies on Shivering / The Third Degree.

His works are included in many public and private collections such as FRAC le Plateau, Foundation Louis Vuitton, CNAP – Centre national des arts plastiques in Paris and MUDAM in Luxembourg among others.

Damir Ocko's portrait
Damor Ocko | CV
The End of the World, 2007, HD Video, 13’17’’
The End of the World, 2007, HD Video, 13’17’’
The Boy with a magic Horn, 2007, HD video, 15’30”
The Boy with a magic Horn, 2007, HD video, 15’30”
The Moon shall never take my Voice, 2010, HD video, sound, color, 19'16'', ed. 5 + 2 AP
The Moon shall never take my Voice, 2010, HD video, sound, color, 19'16'', ed. 5 + 2 AP
Installation view of the exhibition Ulterior Scale, curated by Magdalena Holzhey, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf (Germany)
Installation view of the exhibition Ulterior Scale, curated by Magdalena Holzhey, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf (Germany)
Installation view of the exhibition Ulterior Scale, curated by Magdalena Holzhey, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf (Germany)
Installation view of the exhibition Ulterior Scale, curated by Magdalena Holzhey, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf (Germany)
Artist Book (The Moon shall never take my Voice), 2012, collage, drawing, colors and graphite on paper, 280 pages, installation view of the exhibition On Ulterior Scale, curated by Magdalena Holzhey, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf (Germany)
Artist Book (The Moon shall never take my Voice), 2012, collage, drawing, colors and graphite on paper, 280 pages, installation view of the exhibition On Ulterior Scale, curated by Magdalena Holzhey, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf (Germany)
Artist Book (The Moon shall never take my Voice), 2012, collage, drawing, colors and graphite on paper, 280 pages, installation view of the exhibition On Ulterior Scale, curated by Magdalena Holzhey, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf (Germania)
Artist Book (The Moon shall never take my Voice), 2012, collage, drawing, colors and graphite on paper, 280 pages, installation view of the exhibition On Ulterior Scale, curated by Magdalena Holzhey, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf (Germania)
We Saw Nothing But The Uniform Blue Of The Sky, 2012, 4K video transferred to full HD, 12', e. 5+2 AP, installation view of the exhibition "The Kingdom of Glottis", curated by Marc Bembekoff, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, photo: André Morin.
We Saw Nothing But The Uniform Blue Of The Sky, 2012, 4K video transferred to full HD, 12', e. 5+2 AP, installation view of the exhibition "The Kingdom of Glottis", curated by Marc Bembekoff, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, photo: André Morin.
Installation view of the exhibition "The Kingdom of Glottis", curated by Marc Bembekoff, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, foto: André Morin.
Installation view of the exhibition "The Kingdom of Glottis", curated by Marc Bembekoff, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, foto: André Morin.
Installation view of the exhibition "The Kingdom of Glottis", curated by Marc Bembekoff, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, foto: André Morin.
Installation view of the exhibition "The Kingdom of Glottis", curated by Marc Bembekoff, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, foto: André Morin.
Spring, 2012, video 4k trasferred in full HD, 19'58''
Spring, 2012, video 4k trasferred in full HD, 19'58''
TK, 2014, 4K video transferred to full HD, sound, color, 19'46'', ed. ed. 5 + 2 AP
TK, 2014, 4K video transferred to full HD, sound, color, 19'46'', ed. ed. 5 + 2 AP
Veduta della mostra Studies on Shivering, a cura di Sandro Droschl, KM - Künstlerhaus Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz (Austria), 2014
Veduta della mostra Studies on Shivering, a cura di Sandro Droschl, KM - Künstlerhaus Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz (Austria), 2014
Installation view of the exhibition, Studies on Shivering , curated by Sandro Droschl, KM - Künstlerhaus Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz (Austria), 2014
Installation view of the exhibition, Studies on Shivering , curated by Sandro Droschl, KM - Künstlerhaus Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz (Austria), 2014
Installation view of the exhibition, Studies on Shivering , curated by Sandro Droschl, KM - Künstlerhaus Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz (Austria), 2014
Installation view of the exhibition, Studies on Shivering , curated by Sandro Droschl, KM - Künstlerhaus Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz (Austria), 2014
Installation view of the exhibition, Studies on Shivering , curated by Sandro Droschl, KM - Künstlerhaus Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz (Austria), 2014
Installation view of the exhibition, Studies on Shivering , curated by Sandro Droschl, KM - Künstlerhaus Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz (Austria), 2014
The Third Degree, 2015, 4k transfered to full HD video, 10ʼ30", sound, color
The Third Degree, 2015, 4k transfered to full HD video, 10ʼ30", sound, color
The Third Degree, 2015, installation, mirrors, iron stands, overall dimension variable, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, installation, mirrors, iron stands, overall dimension variable, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, Photo - collage, mirror on photography printed on archival paper and mounted on aluminium , cm 78 x 116
The Third Degree, 2015, Photo - collage, mirror on photography printed on archival paper and mounted on aluminium , cm 78 x 116
The Third Degree, 2015, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
The Third Degree, 2015, installation view of the exhibition Studies on Shivering: The Third Degree, curated by Marc Bembekof, Croatian Pavillion, 56.Venice Biennale, Palazzo Pisani, Venezia, 2015
Dicta I, 2017, 4k transferred to HD video, sound, color, 12'17”
Dicta I, 2017, 4k transferred to HD video, sound, color, 12'17”
Dicta II, 2018, 4k transferred to HD video, sound, color, 10'20”
Dicta II, 2018, 4k transferred to HD video, sound, color, 10'20”
Dicta II, installation view of the exhibition Dicta, curated by Agnès Violeau, Jeu de Paume, Paris (France), 2018
Dicta II, installation view of the exhibition Dicta, curated by Agnès Violeau, Jeu de Paume, Paris (France), 2018
Installation view of the exhibition Desire in Language, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic (with Roman Štetina), curated by Adam Budak, photo: Jakub Precechte
Installation view of the exhibition Desire in Language, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic (with Roman Štetina), curated by Adam Budak, photo: Jakub Precechte
Installation view of the exhibition Desire in Language, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic (with Roman Štetina), curated by Adam Budak, photo: Jakub Precechte
Installation view of the exhibition Desire in Language, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic (with Roman Štetina), curated by Adam Budak, photo: Jakub Precechte
Installation view of the exhibition Desire in Language, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic (with Roman Štetina), curated by Adam Budak, photo: Jakub Precechte
Installation view of the exhibition Desire in Language, National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic (with Roman Štetina), curated by Adam Budak, photo: Jakub Precechte
Installation view of the exhibition Explorative (with Driant Zeneli), curated by Giacomo Zaza, Museo Nazionale di Matera, Ex Ospedale di San Rocco a Matera, photo: Emiliano Cattolico
Installation view of the exhibition Explorative (with Driant Zeneli), curated by Giacomo Zaza, Museo Nazionale di Matera, Ex Ospedale di San Rocco a Matera, photo: Emiliano Cattolico
Installation view of the exhibition Explorative (with Driant Zeneli), curated by Giacomo Zaza, Museo Nazionale di Matera, Ex Ospedale di San Rocco a Matera, photo: Emiliano Cattolico
Installation view of the exhibition Explorative (with Driant Zeneli), curated by Giacomo Zaza, Museo Nazionale di Matera, Ex Ospedale di San Rocco a Matera, photo: Emiliano Cattolico
The Dawn Chorus (Filmstill), 2023 © Damir Očko, Foto: Damir Žižic
The Dawn Chorus (Filmstill), 2023 © Damir Očko, Foto: Damir Žižic
Installation view of the exhibitionBird's milk and other spirits,curated by Andreas Hoffer, Kunsthalle Krems in the Dominikaknerkirche, Krems, 2023
Installation view of the exhibitionBird's milk and other spirits,curated by Andreas Hoffer, Kunsthalle Krems in the Dominikaknerkirche, Krems, 2023
Installation view of the exhibitionBird's milk and other spirits,curated by Andreas Hoffer, Kunsthalle Krems in the Dominikaknerkirche, Krems, 2023
Installation view of the exhibitionBird's milk and other spirits,curated by Andreas Hoffer, Kunsthalle Krems in the Dominikaknerkirche, Krems, 2023
Rudi, installation view of the exhibitionBird's milk and other spirits,curated by Andreas Hoffer, Kunsthalle Krems in the Dominikaknerkirche, Krems, 2023
Rudi, installation view of the exhibitionBird's milk and other spirits,curated by Andreas Hoffer, Kunsthalle Krems in the Dominikaknerkirche, Krems, 2023

News

Public exhibition

Damir Očko al MSU- musium of contemporary art- Zagabria

We are glad to announce that Damir Očko, alongside many other artists, will be featured in the exhibition Flowers-non-Flowers-Something Third, curated by Zdenka Badovinac and the MSU curatorial team.

 

 

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Panorama Pozzuoli

Public exhibition

Panorama Pozzuoli

Galleria Tiziana Di Caro is pleased to participate in PANORAMA Pozzuoli, a widespread exhibition curated by Chiara Parisi, with a work by Damir Očko. This year, the Italics d’Oro award will be given to Tomaso Binga.

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damir

Public exhibition

What You Want to Call Them? curated by Masbedo

Damir Očko takes part in this journey of moving images occupies Gjuhadol Street with powerful works that explore identity, ritual and transformation.
Four LED walls. An urban stage.

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Damir Ocko | DICTA I

Public exhibition

Bienal de Fotografia de Vila Franca de Xira

Damir Očko is among the artists invited to the Bienal de Fotografia BF24

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Damir Ocko | The Dawn Chorus

Event

Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin nouveau cinéma et art contemporain

Lina Selander and Damir Očko are among the artists of the upcoming Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin nouveau cinéma et art contemporain

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Shadi Harouni

Public exhibition

15 Bienal de La Habana: Horizontes Compartidos

We are glad to announce the participation of Shadi Harouni and Damir Očko in the 15 Bienal de La Habana.


The group exhibition curated by Giacomo Zaza ‘Horizontes Fluidos’ opens to the public today at Casa Víctor Hugo in La Habana Vieja.

15 November 2024 - 28 February 2025

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Damir Ocko - Bird's milk and other spirits

Public exhibition

Bird's milk and other spirits - Kunst Halle Krems

Damir Očko's solo exhibition entitled Bird's milk and other spirits, Kunst Halle Krems – Dominikanerkirche, Krems 

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