Killing Lena

The title card for "killing Lena"

A poem by Colthurst the work is based on

Early stage of H.261 compression

Middle stage of H.261 compression

End stage of H.261 compression

A photo of the case for copy W-5-1

A photo of the DVD-R for copy W-5-1

Internal Copies

ELL-W-5-1

Good Condition

Copy published by the author on DVD-R in 2008.

Artist sent the work to Dene Grigar for the 2008 ELO Conference exhibit. The work is contained in a DVD-R disc. "Jamie Allen" and "killing lena 2008" are handwritten on the front in black marker. Within the jewel case is a sticky note that reads "Jamie Allen Clark College" followed by a url to the work. The front sleeve of the jewel case reads "Jamie Allen" and "killing lena 2008."

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Author(s)

Jamie Allen

First Published

2008

Original Publisher

the author

Language

English

Description

Killing Lena is Lena Soderberg's most famous photo, repeatedly exposed to the image compression techniques she unwittingly helped to develop.