FROM KAPITAL TO CAPITAL / AN APOLOGY FOR MODERNITY / 4:33 LAIBACH REMAKE

Director: Igor Zupe

Language: OmeU (Slovenian, English with English subtitles)

Few music and art collectives have been documented on film as extensively as the Slovenian group Laibach, the associated movement New Slovenian Art (NSK) and the artists' collective IRWIN. And the source seems inexhaustible. In May 2025, we are delighted to present three films by Slovenian filmmaker Igor Zupe that explore the history, methodology and cultural influence of NSK, IRWIN and Laibach.

This will be followed by a film discussion with the director Igor Zuppe, moderated by Alexander Pehlemann (Zonic).
The event is kindly supported by the Slovenian Cultural Center Berlin - SKICA Berlin.

There are only a few music and art collectives that have been documented on film as extensively as the Slovenian group Laibach, the associated movement New Slovenian Art (NSK) and the artists' collective IRWIN. And the source seems inexhaustible. In May 2025, we are delighted to present three films by Slovenian filmmaker Igor Zupe that explore the history, methodology and cultural influence of NSK, IRWIN and Laibach.

The screening will be followed by a film discussion with director Igor Zuppe, moderated by Alexander Pehlemann (Zonic).
The event is a cooperation with the Slovenian Cultural Information Center Berlin.

FROM CAPITAL TO CAPITAL

SVN 2017, 52 min, OmeU (Slovenian with English subtitles)

The film tells the story of an infamous artistic intervention by the NSK graphics department Novi Kolektivizm: in 1987, the group submitted a poster for the Yugoslavian state competition for Youth Day. Their entry won - and revealed similarities between fascist and socialist-realist aesthetics when the submission's template, a painting by an NS regime-supported artist, was unveiled... The international premiere of the film coincides with the 38th anniversary of the events described.

ENG: FROM KAPITAL TO CAPITAL recounts an infamous artistic intervention by the NSK graphic design department Novi Kolektivizm: in 1987, the group submitted a poster for the state Yugoslavian competition for Youth Day. Their entry won - and opened a Pandora's box of similarities between fascist and socialist realist aesthetics when the submission's template, a painting by a Nazi-supported artist, was revealed... The film's international premiere screening coincides with the 38th anniversary of the events depicted. (Slovenian with English subtitles)

AN APOLOGY FOR MODERNITY

SVN 2021, 71 min, OmeU(Slovenian with English subtitles)

A documentary about NSK's very first pavilion, State in Time, at the Venice Biennale, with which NSK explores questions of the nation state, borders and identity. Commissioners, curators, artists, delegates and visitors to the pavilion pose questions about the meaning of European cultural and political heritage, its past and future.

ENG: AN APOLOGY FOR MODERNITY (2021, 71 min, Slovenian original version with English subtitles) documents the very first NSK State in Time pavilion at the Venice Biennale, through which NSK explored issues of nation-state, borders and identity. Commissioners, curators, artists, delegates and visitors to the pavilion ask themselves questions about the meaning of European cultural and political heritage, its past and future.

4:33 LAIBACH REMAKE

SVN 2019, 7 min, without dialog

The short film is a homage to the groundbreaking composition by John Cage, which redefines concepts of music, silence and noise. The track and film (as an official music clip) are part of the STUMM433 project by Mute Records, which includes a total of 58 remakes by artists such as Depeche Mode, New Order, Cabaret Voltaire, Michael Gira, Wire, Einstürzende Neubauten, Nitzer Ebb and others. 4:33 Laibach Remake is also the first silent music video. Proceeds were donated to the British Tinnitus Association and the charity Music Minds Matter.

ENG: The short film is a tribute to the groundbreaking composition by John Cage which redefined conceptions of music, silence and noise. The track and film (as official music clip) were commissioned as part of Mute Records' STUMM433 project featuring 50 remakes by artists such as Depeche Mode, New Order, Michael Gira, Wire, Einstürzende Neubauten, Nitzer Ebb and others. 4:33 Laibach Remake is also the first silent music video. The proceeds were donated to the British Tinnitus Association and Music Minds Matter charities. (without dialog)