Revision as of 22:22, 14 July 2008

There are several ongoing missions within OMGASM, including my favorite pet project, POSTERGASM (see also: http://www.blackironprison.com/index.php?title=POSTERGASM). POSTERGASM encourages people to Modify their environment, reclaim public spaces, surprise people out of their daily rut, and encourage creative thought. We have a large quantity of posters in PDF form that anyone can print out and hang up on trees. The posters' content ranges from silly to thought provoking, and from absurd to surreal.

Some posters are like zen koans - little bits of near-nonsense that (we hope) may indirectly instigate original thought or changes in behavior. ("Don't just defend the right to be wrong -- excersize it!") Most are in good humor, meant to provide a dose of comic relief in an all-too-serious world.

Many posters are unnotable at a distance, but upon closer inspection betray their apparent function. For example, one poster looks like a Missing Dog poster, but the text actually describes an apartment for rent. Another poster looks like a Tag Sale sign, but lists many items which would be unusual to see at a tag sale.

For more information, check out my essay "Why I Put Up Posters", located at http://www.blackironprison.com/index.php?title=Why_I_Put_Up_Posters.