For those of us who are admitted “Brynists” (so to speak), it is worthwhile pausing to consider this before moving on to the start point proper.Īs an experiential installation, The Brittle Epoch is interactive, as with Hand and other elements of Bryn’s work. To help understand the overall context / chronology of the narrative flow of Bryn’s installations, the landing point at The Brittle Epoch offers a timeline of core events, together with the various installations and pieces Bryn has created over the course of the last decade or so. – Bryn Oh on Hand Bryn Oh: The Brittle Epoch Overseeing all of this is a singularity AI named Milkdrop, first seen in the Singularity of Kumiko, though only now revealed to be an AI. They evolved past their physical bodies and lived digitally as the person they wanted to be. They discarded their houses and furniture as they were no longer needed. In this society people housed their bodies in inexpensive pods hooked up to food cannisters. Hand is the story of a time when society transitioned to living and working in the virtual space. However, if you have not previously visited Hand, I would strongly urge you to do so before entering The Brittle Epoch -you can find it on Bryn’s adjoining region courtesy of a grant Bryn received from the Ontario Arts Council. To this end, the landing point for The Brittle Epoch includes a number of reference resources, as do the notes for the installation for convenience, I’ve gathered the core of these at the end of this article. In addition, the Hand trilogy are themselves contained within a universe and timeline that frames and encompasses all of Bryn’s core works, a point those who are not so familiar with her work may unaware. Whilst it can be viewed as an installation in its own right, The Brittle Epoch forms the second part of Bryn’s Hand trilogy, and so a degree of context with that story is extremely beneficial for visitors. Opening on November 1st at her arts region Immersiva, is Bryn Oh’s latest work, entitled The Brittle Epoch, an installation that has been several months in development.