Commonwealth and Council

HIT (Human Intelligence Task)

Danielle Dean

Press Release

“Preparing Fields,” burned area at Fordlândia rubber plantation, Brazil, August 28, 1933, Henry Ford Collection, Dearborn, Michigan

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Private Road

Private Road

2020

Animation, color, sound, 4 min

Edition of 5, 2 AP

Ford Multiplane Optics

Ford Multiplane Optics

2022

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame
24.25 x 20.75 in (62 x 53 cm)
Framed: 25 x 21.5 x 1.5 in (63 x 55 x 4 cm)

Whistleblower (Alexandre F. Braga allegation of Fordlândia)

Whistleblower (Alexandre F. Braga allegation of Fordlândia)

2020

Watercolor pencil on paper, natural ash frame
17 x 12 in (43 x 30 cm)
Framed: 20.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 in (52 x 37 x 4 cm)

Image source: Letter, Fordlândia, Brazil, August 1930, Henry Ford Collection, Dearborn, Michigan

Whistleblower (Alexander F. Braga allegation)

Whistleblower (Alexander F. Braga allegation)

2020

Watercolor on paper, natural ash frame
17 x 12 in (43 x 30 cm)
Framed: 20.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 in (52 x 37 x 4 cm)

Image source: Stamped letter, Fordlândia, Brazil, September 1930, Henry Ford Collection, Dearborn, Michigan

HIT, research vitrine no. 1 (bugs)

HIT, research vitrine no. 1 (bugs)

2022

Inkjet prints, velvet, store shelf danglers, walnut frame
47.5 x 94.5 x 8.5 in (121 x 240 x 22 cm)

Tree [Lincoln-Zephyr 1940]

Tree [Lincoln-Zephyr 1940]

2022

Archival print on Dibond
Approx. 98.5 x 91.5 x 3 in (250 x 233 x 8 cm)

Edition of 5, 2 AP

Tree [Lincoln, 1949]

Tree [Lincoln, 1949]

2022

Archival print on Dibond
Approx. 93 x 34 x 3 in (236 x 87 x 8 cm)

Edition of 5, 2 AP

Bugs

Bugs

2022

Dell Latitude laptop, LED light, AmazonBasics laptop stand, digital animation, Amazon Mechanical Turk website, archival prints on Dibond Four parts: aloe with pink flower: approx. 26 x 15.75 x 3 in (66 x 40 x 8 cm); cactus: approx. 36 x 13 x 3 in (91 x 33 x 8 cm); palm: approx. 60.25 x 42 x 3 in (153 x 107 x 8 cm); laptop with stand and light: approx. 33.5 x 48.25 x 14 in (85 x 123 x 36 cm)

Edition of 5, 2 AP

Bugs, 2022, video still

Bugs, 2022, video still

HIT no. 1

HIT no. 1

2022

Watercolor on paper, digital print on plexiglass, walnut frame
23.75 x 20.25 in (60 x 51 cm)
Framed: 24.5 x 21 x 1.5 in (62 x 53 x 4 cm)


Image sources: Ford, V-8, 1956

HIT no. 2

HIT no. 2

2022

Watercolor on paper, digital print on plexiglass, walnut frame 

23.75 x 20.25 in (60 x 51 cm) 

Framed: 24.5 x 21 x 1.5 in (62 x 53 x 4 cm)


Image sources: Ford Thunderbird, 1938-9

HIT no. 3

HIT no. 3

2022

Watercolor on paper, digital print on plexiglass, walnut frame
23.75 x 20.25 in (60 x 51 cm)
Framed: 24.5 x 21 x 1.5 in (62 x 53 x 4 cm)


Image sources: Lincoln, Zephyr, 1940

Ford Botanical Index, 1937-1958

Ford Botanical Index, 1937-1958

2022

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame
24.25 x 20.75 in (62 x 53 cm)
Framed: 25 x 21.5 x 1.5 in (63 x 55 x 4 cm)

Hunter

Hunter

2022

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame, watercolor on artificial leaves
45.5 x 45.5 in (116 x 116 cm)
Framed: approx. 57.75 x 57 x 6 in (147 x 145 x 16 cm)


Image sources:

Danielle Dean, Amazon, 2022

Ford Mercury, 1964

Amy

Amy

2022

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame, watercolor on artificial leaves 

45.5 x 45.5 in (116 x 116 cm) 

Framed: approx. 57.75 x 57 x 6 in (147 x 145 x 16 cm)


Image sources:

Danielle Dean, Amazon, 2022

“Native Fauna”, Fordlândia rubber plantation, 1928–1931, Henry Ford Collection, Dearborn, Michigan

HIT screenshot, Amazon Mechanical Turk

“Preparing Fields”, burned area at Fordlândia rubber plantation, Brazil, August 28, 1933, Henry Ford Collection, Dearborn, Michigan

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

2022

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame, watercolor on artificial leaves
45.5 x 45.5 in (116 x 116 cm)
Framed: approx. 57.75 x 57 x 6 in (147 x 145 x 16 cm)


Image sources:

The Lincoln, 1925

Amazon, 2022

Ford, 1931

Rubber tapping at Fordlândia, Brazil, motion picture, U.S. National Archives, 1931

Indigenous worker at Fordlândia, Brazil, motion picture, U.S. National Archives, 1931

Greg

Greg

2022

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame, watercolor on artificial leaves
45.5 x 45.5 in (116 x 116 cm)
Framed: approx. 57.75 x 57 x 6 in (147 x 145 x 16 cm)


Image sources:

Ford, 1920's

Ford, Hearst's International Cosmopolitan, 1929

The new Ford Coupe, 1920

Danielle Dean, Amazon, 2022

"A very poor burn due to heavy rain," 5.25. a.m.

"A very poor burn due to heavy rain," 5.25. a.m.

2022

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame
91.75 x 43.5 in (233 x 111 cm)
Framed: 95.25 x 47 x 2 in (242 x 119 x 5 cm)


Image sources:

Ford, 1956

Ford, Moose vs horse, Sweden, 2011

Ford, The Dragon, Sweden, 2012

Ford, The Saturday Evening Post, 1946

Ford, Winter Olympics, 2018

LaSalle, V-8, 1930’s

Lincoln V-12, 1930’s


The laptop and bed are the Amazon Mechanical Turk workspace of Amy Cutler

4.15. a.m.

4.15. a.m.

2022

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame
84.75 x 45 in (215 x 114 cm)
Framed: 88.25 x 48.5 x 2 in (224 x 123 x 5 cm)


Image sources: 

Ford ad, Hindustan Times, 2007 

Ford station wagon, 1956 

Ford V-8, 1936 

Lincoln, V-12, 1955 

Ford, Sweden, 2010 

The laptop is the Amazon Mechanical Turk workspace of Wajid Mohammed

"Burning felled jungle hillside," 5.15. a.m.

"Burning felled jungle hillside," 5.15. a.m.

2022

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame
85.75 x 46.75 in (218 x 119 cm)
Framed: 89.25 x 50 x 2 in (227 x 127 x 5 cm)



Image sources:

Lincoln-Zephyr, Continental Cabriolet, 1940

Lincoln Cosmopolitan, Sedan, 1951

Ford works, Cologne, Atlantis, 1942

Lincoln Cosmopolitan, 1950

“Burning felled jungle hillside, back of labor quarters,” The Henry Ford archive, Fordlândia, 1929

The desktop computer is the Amazon Mechanical Turk workspace of Maya Chavis

6.46. a.m.

6.46. a.m.

2021

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame 

49.5 x 84.5 in (126 x 215 cm) 

Framed: 52.75 x 87 x 2 in (134 x 221 x 5 cm)


Image sources: 

Ford Explorer, World Trade Center, 1994 

Ford Fiesta, Deep Blue Sea, 2015

Amazon Backdrop

Amazon Backdrop

2021

Watercolor on paper, walnut frame
24.25 x 60.25 in (62 x 153 cm)
Framed: 26.75 x 64 x 2 in (68 x 163 x 5 cm)


Image sources: The New Ford Explorer, 2015 Lincoln (Ford), 1940

Server 7

Server 7

2022

Silicone-cast server, watercolor on artificial leaves
Two parts: approx. 12.5 x 8 x 13 in (32 x 20 x 33 cm), 25.5 x 14 x 18.5 in (65 x 36 x 47); overall dimensions variable

Server 6

Server 6

2022

Silicone-cast server, watercolor on artificial leaves
Two parts: approx. 50.5 x 30 x 27 in (128 x 76 x 69 cm), 12.75 x 5.75 x 5.5 in (32 x 15 x 14 cm); overall dimensions variable

Server 5

Server 5

2022

Silicone-cast server, watercolor on artificial leaves
Two parts: approx. 40 x 31 x 28 in (102 x 79 x 71 cm), 13.5 x 7 x 11 in (34 x 18 x 28 cm); overall dimensions variable

Server 4

Server 4

2022

Silicone-cast server, watercolor on artificial leaves
Three parts: approx. 13 x 7 x 9.5 in (33 x 18 x 24 cm), 13.25 x 6.5 x 1.5 in (34 x 17 x 4 cm), 71 x 24.5 x 20.25 in (180 x 62 x 51 cm); overall dimensions variable