In this episode we reconnect with the world of ARIA in anticipation of its upcoming edition and sit down with Omsk Social Club, a sprawling artistic collective operating from between two lived worlds, one of life as we know it and the other of role play as a medium, to talk about their artistic practice, engagement with roleplay and personal take on the methodology as well as the inspirations that went into developing the Worlds’ End Hackathon, a Real Game Play they designed and will facilitate for ARIA this summer. Episode is hosted by Tjaša Pogačar and Brandon Rosenbluth. 
ARIA - Algorithmic Ideation Assembly, is a week-long summer school that unfolds through a fiction-theory narrative to explore new possibilities for our world in a time of a changing planetary ecology. The second edition of ARIA taking place from 17 - 23 August is dedicated to spectrality and the ends of worlds, exploring rituals for mourning and ways of interfacing with the specters of the (deep) past and future haunting our ecologically fragile planet. Find more information about the mentors, speakers and the structure of the programme on the link below. 
The call for participants is open until 26th of May!
⁠https://projekt-atol.si/en/workshop/aria-open-call/⁠

Learn more about Omsk Social Club:
⁠https://omsksocial.club/⁠
⁠https://www.instagram.com/omsk_social_club/⁠

Follow Šum:
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ARIA is produced by Projekt Atol Institute in collaboration with Šum journal in the framework of the More-than-Planet project. 

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ŠUM Pod s03e02: Omsk Social Club

This episode brings a discussion with Alice Bucknell, Tom K Kemp and Klara Kofen following their lectures at ARIA's Worlds’ End Symposium. 
We talked about the potential of games as simulations to generate novel scenarios and outcomes, ways of avoiding habituated behaviours, the mechanics of non-human gameplay, about mysticism, opera, and language as worldbuilding technology... 
Hosted by Tjaša Pogačar and Brandon Rosenbluth.
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ARIA – Algo-Rhythmic Ideation Assembly is a summer school that hybridizes art, education, and theory through immersive (role)play. 
Each edition features two residencies, a public symposium and related events, closed-door workshops and also a real-game play created by OMSK Social Club.
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Watch the lectures here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPCh7GAiUYLu-IhQ4oxWNX890RxqrxkHl⁠
Learn more about 
ARIA: ⁠https://www.sum.si/projects/aria-algo-rhythmic-ideation-assembly⁠
Alice Bucknell: ⁠https://alicebucknell.com⁠
Klara Kofen: ⁠https://klarakofen.cargo.site⁠
Tom K Kemp: ⁠https://tomkkemp.com⁠
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ARIA was developed and curated by Tjaša Pogačar and Brandon Rosenbluth. 
Produced by ⁠Projekt Atol Institute⁠ in collaboration with Šum journal (Društvo Galerija Boks). Co-Production: Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana, International Centre of Graphic Arts Ljubljana (MGLC) 

ARIA is part of ⁠More-than-Planet project⁠, co-funded by the European Union as part of the Creative Europe framework and supported by the Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the City of Ljubljana.

ARIA Transmission w Alice Bucknell, Tom K Kemp & Klara Kofen

Lucia Pietroiusti and Lukáš Likavčan discussing rituals of mourning, secular mysticism, relationship between technology and sacred tendencies, role of spirituality in contemporary art, and attuning cultural institutions to the rituals for post-Anthropocene in order to facilitate a shift from 'global' art world to a 'planetary' one. 
﻿The discussion followed Lucia's and Lukaš's keynotes at ARIA World's End Symposium in Ljubljana. Hosted by Tjaša Pogačar.
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ARIA – Algo-Rhythmic Ideation Assembly is a summer school that hybridizes art, education, and theory through immersive (role)play. Each edition features two residencies, a public  symposium and related events, closed-door workshops and also a real-game play created by OMSK Social Club.
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Watch the lectures here: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPCh7GAiUYLu-IhQ4oxWNX890RxqrxkHl⁠⁠
Learn more about 
ARIA: ⁠⁠https://www.sum.si/projects/aria-algo-rhythmic-ideation-assembly⁠⁠
Lucia Pietroiusti: ⁠https://luciapietroiusti.earth⁠
Lukáš Likavčan: ⁠https://www.likavcan.com⁠
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ARIA was developed and curated by Tjaša Pogačar and Brandon Rosenbluth. Produced by ⁠⁠Projekt Atol Institute⁠⁠ in collaboration with Šum journal (Društvo Galerija Boks). Co-Production: Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana, International Centre of Graphic Arts Ljubljana (MGLC) ARIA is part of ⁠⁠More-than-Planet project⁠⁠, co-funded by the European Union as part of the Creative Europe framework and supported by the Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the City of Ljubljana.


ARIA Transmission / Lucia Pietroiusti & Lukáš Likavčan

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