The city of Leeds has commissioned artists to use the junction power box as a canvas to create paintings in the city in order to create art appreciation in the community. There are currently ten painted boxes to find. Normally, thousands of people will walk by a junction power box and not notice.
The Junction art project reminded me of seeing painted fire hydrants in my home town (Dresden, Ohio) when I was younger. The fire hydrants were painted with faces, and they were all unique. Sadly, these fire hydrants were painted over (with a solid coat of paint) probably about twenty years ago.
Here are a few photographs of the junction box art; these are from the second link below, and more can be viewed on that website.
More information about this project and photographs of some of the artwork can be found on the following websites:
http://www.theculturecompany.co.uk/
http://theculturevulture.co.uk/blog/hometourist/junction-junction-box-art-in-leeds/
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