Remember When… Lovingly known as the Love Blocks. They appeared on playa in 2022, and immediately were swept up and given a short term home in Golden Gate Park.
Building Community
Our first aim with this project is to create community with other artists, makers, builders, and misfits; to bring more beauty, connection, reflection, and whimsy in the form of large art installations..
Supporting our projects
In 2022, we built Remember When… a Prelude to One Tin Soldier. Four blocks that spell L-O-V-E, placed in BRC 2022. Brought to Golden Gate Park straight from Playa, the blocks were meant for a six month run. That run has been extended and they don’t seem to be leaving soon. The Misfits are in frequent and ongoing maintenance mode on them.
One Tin Soldier
Remember When was only a prelude to the grand finale. One Tin Soldier, coming in 2024, is a series of classic children toys strewn across the open playa. These monumental toys, once lost in the sands of time, are being slowly uncovered to re-emerge weathered and worn like the remains of a culture long gone, inviting us to come together again to play with friends.
One Tin Soldier. 2024
As you walk from the city into deep playa, a set of objects slowly rise from the desert. Lost. Incomplete. Scattered. Giant children’s toys come into focus. You make out the letters L, O, V and E on blocks partially buried, emerging from the dust. As you near, the weathered features and faded colors become clear. A stack of blocks 16’ tall invites you to climb and play. Sit in the shade beneath a set of metal Jax. A twelve foot yo-yo on its side with a group of people pulling its giant string! It’s pulling back! They’re playing tug-o-war with it! And last of all, facing east towards the mountains and the rising sun, a 24’ tall mounted, faceless wooden soldier stands guard. Welcome to One Tin Soldier.