Omsk Social Club
S.M.I2.L.E – A trip into Synesthesia
2019

“Since 2025 the globe has seen an increased interest from young people who have been mentally affected by modern electronic media begin to experiment with S.M.I2.L.E ceremonies. The reason being that their nervous systems have evolved from the electronic media so much so that they no longer enjoy linear drugs like alcohol but instead are interested in non-linear experimentation with chemical highs, trancing and journeying. Their aims are diverse but it is common to find them searching for states of increased intelligence, social intimacy, space migration and life extension.

The model that they use is known typically as S.M.I2.L.E by its users.”

Excerpt from Article entitled “Beyond politics” found on public transport in Berlin, source unknown as article ripped out. Date found 7th October 2022

Omsk Social Club’s work is created between two lived worlds, one of life as we know it and the other of role play. These worlds bleed into one. That is where Omsk positions their speculative fictions, through these immersive installations they move into a territory they coined in 2017 called Real Game Play (RGP). Their work aims to induce states that could potentially be a fiction or a yet, unlived reality.