Hyperrhiz 2
Goo/The Lincolnshire Poacher
Sandy Baldwin
West Virginia University
Citation: Baldwin, Sandy. “Goo/The Lincolnshire Poacher.” Hyperrhiz: New Media Cultures, no. 2, 2006. doi:10.20415/hyp/002.g02
Abstract: Two video-based works by Sandy Baldwin: Goo and The Lincolnshire Poacher.
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