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"Welcome to the website for the Tunnel Journal ! This site is part of an interactive artwork in the new town of Leid- schenveen, near The Hague, here in the Netherlands. … It's been designed for the inhabitants of Leidschenveen, but if you want to join in, don't let the language barrier stop you (see What's in there for me?). After all, it's contributions from people like you that are the life and soul of the Tunnel Journal
How many of the motorists who race up and down the A4 motorway between Amsterdam and The Hague know that there is a work of art beneath their speeding wheels? Under this busy highway, the tunnel that links the existing town of Leidschendam with its brand new neigh- bour, Leidschenveen, has been given a major facelift. This is no longer an ordinary tunnel! It's a far cry from the grim, dark, dangerous passageways that are the stuff of urban nightmares. It has become a gateway to a new town, a place where

 

new residents can connect with the inhabitants of neighbouring commu- nities. In a nutshell, the tunnel at Leidschenveen has been transformed into a work of art, so that walking through it becomes a fascinating and entertaining experience. The centrepiece of this artwork is the Tunnel Journal: an electronic display pulsing with words supplied by the people of Leidschenveen, the Netherlands and beyond...
The Tunnel Journal measures 10 x 1 metres and displays moving messages sent in by the visitors to this site. It is suspended in the middle of one of the tunnel walls, surrounded by 164 stainless steel panels. At the centre of each panel is a green computerized display which generates flickering letters, logos and beautiful light patterns.

The polished stainless steel plates on the opposite wall reflect this spectacle, while a digital camera mounted on this wall is the all-seeing eye that provides visitors to this site with an ongoing record of life in