D.V. Rogers
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D.V. Rogers is the installation-based performance artist-engineer behind the machine earthwork Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork
(PIEQF) which took place in the central Californian town of Parkfield during 2008.
Rogers works between the fields of geophysiology
, cultural theory, conceptual art
, activism, performance, engineering and social commentary
. He graduated from the College of fine arts
(UNSW) in 1995 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Media Arts. Rogers completed a Masters of Fine Arts by Research (MFA) 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 (1991-1995). 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."
In 2010, Rogers unsuccessfully attempted to present the work LAMoves in the location of Pershing Square, Los Angeles. The project attempted to highlight self reliance and earthquake preparedness and awareness. Ten days before the work was to be installed, a cost prohibitive city permit fee prevented LAMoves from happening.
Demonstrating themes of individual responsibility as social preparedness, Rogers performed DISASTR Hotel at the University of Sydney
during April 2011. "Rogers was concerned with enacting “a symbolic field test,” demonstrating how DIY open hardware structures already exist as viable transitional responses that could be set up in present day disaster zones." DISASTR Hotel was based on the Hexayurt
open hardware, disaster relief shelter system.
Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork
The Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork also known as PIEQF can be seen as the seminal work of New Zealand born installation and performance artist D.V. Rogers....
(PIEQF) which took place in the central Californian town of Parkfield during 2008.
Rogers works between the fields of geophysiology
Geophysiology
Geophysiology is the study of interaction among living organisms on the Earth operating under the hypothesis that the Earth itself acts as a single living organism ....
, cultural theory, conceptual art
Conceptual art
Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions...
, activism, performance, engineering and social commentary
Social commentary
Social commentary is the act of rebelling against an individual, or a group of people by rhetorical means, or commentary on social issues or society...
. He graduated from the College of fine arts
College of Fine Arts
The College of Fine Arts is the creative arts faculty of the University of New South Wales and is located on Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney, Australia.- History :...
(UNSW) in 1995 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Media Arts. Rogers completed a Masters of Fine Arts by Research (MFA) 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 (1991-1995). 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
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City...
, 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."
In 2010, Rogers unsuccessfully attempted to present the work LAMoves in the location of Pershing Square, Los Angeles. The project attempted to highlight self reliance and earthquake preparedness and awareness. Ten days before the work was to be installed, a cost prohibitive city permit fee prevented LAMoves from happening.
Demonstrating themes of individual responsibility as social preparedness, Rogers performed DISASTR Hotel at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
during April 2011. "Rogers was concerned with enacting “a symbolic field test,” demonstrating how DIY open hardware structures already exist as viable transitional responses that could be set up in present day disaster zones." DISASTR Hotel was based on the Hexayurt
Hexayurt
The Hexayurt is a simplified disaster relief shelter design. It is based on a geodesic geometry adapted to construction from standard 4x8 foot sheets of factory made construction material. It resembles a panel yurt, hence the name.- Design :...
open hardware, disaster relief shelter system.