Registration

SENT TO STEERING COMMITTEE 6 JUNE 2006:

Fellow driver

Two years ago you expressed an interest in joining the Steering Committee for The Long and Winding Road. Thank you. As the project lasts for four years I didn't want to bombard you with emails so I thought I'd wait until the halfway point. Here it is.

The road has been decidedly Long and Winding. The car's been broken into, broken down, run out of petrol, ticketed, towed home, honked at, laughed at and pointed at. We were chastised by Traffic Wardens in Buxton, vandalised by child actors in Manchester, moonied by students in Nottingham and used as a toilet in Tamworth before finally blowing up in Birmingham.

And that was all in the first six months. The head gasket's gone. The tyes are flat. The battery's dead. There are birds nesting in the glovebox. The car's out of tax and out of MOT. But it's done its job. Now it's time for me to do mine. And you to do yours. If you still want to drive. If not - please reply to this email with 'Unsubscribe' in the title. If so - read on.

Following a showing of project footage in Nottingham, Dartington and Erlangen in 2004 and a period of MSM - mirror signal manoeuvre-style reflection in 2005 another phase of the project is unfolding. The Long and Winding Road - Registration. The objects that were wrapped up, tagged and logged and packed in the car on 17 May 2004 are on show in Nottingham now. Itemised is an exhibition by NTU's MA students at the Surface Gallery until Saturday. The show launches tonight from 6.30pm. Join us if you can.

Following Registration - the car and the objects will be reunited for a guest appearance at Hinterland - a new Nottingham festival along the River Trent later in the year. I'll be inviting you to join me for a travel sweet and a personal tour of the car. If you're still a member of the Steering Committee you'll get updates nearer the time. If not - thanks for joining me on the journey so far. 2006 is the year of the car. Safe driving Steering Committee. See you on The Long and Winding Road.

Best

Michael
Driver