b. 1975
Rural Rocket
2018
Stainless steel,refractory brick, wood, and fire Courtesy the artist.
As an artist, Oscar Tuazon has a deep appreciation for the foundational elements of water, air, and fire. many of his works are created with these elements in mind, or as part of their very nature. This work was made on-site, based on a DIY design for a “rocket mass heater” (or rocket stove) Tuazon developed with the Dutch inventor and tinkerer Peter van den Berg. Van den berg is known for his innovations with supper-efficient rocket stoves, which are assembled out of easily obtainable materials and generate significant heat yields using minimal fuel resources like most between art objects and functional tool –a division the artist challenges, his works often occupying both positions simultaneously.