D.V. Rogers

Who is D.V. Rogers?

D.V. Rogers is the installation-based performance artist-engineer behind the machine earthwork Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork which took place in the central Californian town of Parkfield during 2008.

Rogers works between the fields of geophysiology, cultural theory, conceptual art, resilience, performance, engineering and social commentary. He graduated from the College of fine arts in 1995 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts. Rogers completed a Masters of Fine Arts by Research based on the PIEQF seismic earthwork at the same institution during 2010.

Rogers was a founding member of the Sydney based performance action collective Post Arrivalists. He has collaborated with machine artist-engineers Triclops International between 1996-2000. It was during this time Rogers began re-engineering an earthquake shake table which was presented as Seismonitor at Artspace, Sydney, Australia, 2002.

During 2007-2008 he was artist in residence at the US Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California. According to Rogers his work with seismology in Parkfield, "Was a conceptual intervention within geological time. Collaborating with USGS scientists has enabled a linkage between earth science and art, enabling a vehicle to broaden and expand the reach of earthquake awareness, education and preparedness for the people of California using a contemporary cultural model."