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March 05, 2011

A rebellion of politeness

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The Difference Engineers: Reinventing Steampunk opened yesterday evening with a masquerade. Le tout anachronique of Toronto were in attendance.

It is the year 1885.

In this alternate version of historical Toronto, steam-powered airships have made "sky-seeing" trips a leisure pastime for the wealthy, while smaller airships make dangerous voyages to the farthest reaches of Canada's North.

The Difference Engineers: The Origins and Development of the Steampunk Counterculture Movement is hosted at the Level 6, !dea Gallery of the Ontario Science Centre.

Truth in advertising: I was interviewed for the show alongside a number of other, greater authorities on the subject. I will link to the interviews if the video installation pops up online. Otherwise, you will have to make your way to the Science Centre!

Related: March 18 is Air Kraken Day. The Canadian National Steampunk Exhibition opens April 29.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at March 5, 2011 08:38 AM