Circuitry tends to form orderly closed loops, whereas these puppet strings, my nerves and stomach just tend to form knots (the only logical difference is electricity will pick the path of least resistance)

Beginning with a study of himself, 3D scanned in an inflatable dinosaur suit in an ironic nod to equestrian statues, the image is redrawn across three brass plates using a 3D printer, built by Rogers himself. If the machine were to be left alone, the plates would be identical but through a combination of mechanical glitches and hand rendered mark making, the images transform upon each repetition. Each of these plates have been printed as individual works but also can be purchased as a full triptych here.

As well as being the first etchings with two colours Rogers has ever made, this is also the first time that the artist has used a brass plate, another reference to the sitters on top of the statues who are usually decorated in brass medals and trophies. They plates are loaded onto the bed of the machine, each covered in a thin black layer of wax and the machine loaded with the steel etching needle. As the machine begins to hum, drawing across the plate and removing the thin wax ground along with it, certain interactions begin to occur. You can read the full story of these works in the artist’s own words here.