Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Get a first look at the incredible art coming to Black Rock City this year!
Desert Arts Preview is your chance to step behind the scenes and meet the artists, hear their stories, tour their studios, and explore the creative visions coming to life.
One Tin Soldier – Mark Deem
As you walk from the city deep into the playa, these objects slowly come into view, rising from the desert. Lost. Incomplete. A series of giant children’s toys…the closer you get, the smaller you feel. Everything looms large, as if you were shrinking, or it, growing.
As you draw near, the worn, weathered features and faded primary colors become clear. Past the giant children’s blocks spelling “LOVE” a monumental stack of four alphabet blocks invite you to climb and play. And then…old metal jax lay scattered, piled high. A giant yo-yo buried in the dust. And finally facing east towards the rising sun, a 24′ tall mounted, faceless wooden soldier stands guard, its reins a swing, welcoming you to ride with him.
Welcome to One Tin Soldier…
http://www.onetinsolder.art
@misfittoyscrew
Get a first look at the incredible art coming to Black Rock City this year!
Desert Arts Preview is your chance to step behind the scenes and meet the artists, hear their stories, tour their studios, and explore the creative visions coming to life.
One Tin Soldier – Mark Deem
As you walk from the city deep into the playa, these objects slowly come into view, rising from the desert. Lost. Incomplete. A series of giant children’s toys…the closer you get, the smaller you feel. Everything looms large, as if you were shrinking, or it, growing.
As you draw near, the worn, weathered features and faded primary colors become clear. Past the giant children’s blocks spelling “LOVE” a monumental stack of four alphabet blocks invite you to climb and play. And then…old metal jax lay scattered, piled high. A giant yo-yo buried in the dust. And finally facing east towards the rising sun, a 24′ tall mounted, faceless wooden soldier stands guard, its reins a swing, welcoming you to ride with him.
Welcome to One Tin Soldier…
http://www.onetinsolder.art
@misfittoyscrew
