Six Geometric Figures (Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, Trapezoid, and Parallelogram) within Six Geometric Figures, by Mechanical Turk Workers
2009
Vinyl, Amazon Mechanical Turk, Custom Software
120 x 120 in
Installed in the CIT-Mason building in Providence, Rhode Island.
Custom software recreates a Sol LeWitt drawing. The software 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 drawings in a grid.
