Custom software recreates a Sol LeWitt drawing. The software also posts instructions on Amazon.com’s Mechanical Turk. Human workers execute the drawings online based on the instructions. The workers are paid 5¢ for each drawing. The software then assembles the Mechanical Turk drawings in a grid. The software drawings and the Mechancial Turk drawings are presented side by side.
Full Description
Custom software recreates a Sol LeWitt drawing. The software also posts instructions on Amazon.com’s Mechanical Turk. Human workers execute the drawings online based on the instructions. The workers are paid 5¢ for each drawing. The software then assembles the Mechanical Turk drawings in a grid. The software drawings and the Mechancial Turk drawings are presented side by side.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2008
- Submitted to ArtBase: Wednesday Jun 24th, 2009
- Original Url: http://clementvalla.com/index.php?/printed/sol-lewitt--mechanical-turk/
- Permalink: http://clementvalla.com/index.php?/printed/sol-lewitt--mechanical-turk/
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Work Credits:
- Clement Valla, creator
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