In 2006 the City of Port Phillip instituted a street art project at the Junction not without some local criticism.1 The motivation for the project may have derived from a range of factors such as; the cost of maintenance and cleaning, a desire to engage in a more constructive way with street artists, a desire to facilitate community involvement and commitment by participating is this sort of project, an attempt to attract tourists or an attempt to mitigate the perceived ugliness of the Junction. The project has become well known in the 'street art' community both nationally and internationally and is referred to in some quarters as the 'subterranean street art precinct'.
The Street Art Project was significant for the Junction in two important ways. To my knowledge it was the first community interaction with the Junction for many years that did not involve some utilitarian function (e.g. maintenance) or traffic management issue. This project was the first time for many years that the Junction was associated with something other than traffic and positive attempt to improve the poor status of the Junction with the community.
The images provided here is a small section of the street art at the Junction. These images were taken at various times in 2012 and 2015.
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