Traffic signal box B0008



B0008 is a traffic signal box on the corner of Adelaide Street and George Street in Brisbane City. Through Artforce Brisbane the box has been painted four times since January 2001. The latest artwork is titled O Frabjous Day! primarily painted by Brian Phillips.

O Frabjous Day! (2016–present)
"A light hearted take of the literary nonsense genre of English literature, epitomised in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll."

- Urban Smart Projects

O Frabjous Day! was painted by Brian Phillips in June 2016 with additional credited artists Adel Vidito and Lizz Robb. One side of the box depicts the Queen of Hearts from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll standing in front of a sun-like object with pink and red roses in the background. The other side depicts a Picasso-like painting of assumedly Alice on a light blue background with yellow circles and a teacup in the upper-left corner.

Cellfire (2010–2016)
Cellfire was painted by Pen Donovan in October 2010 and lasted for 5 years before being replaced with O Frabjous Day! due to the replacement of the box. The painting was abstract with multi-coloured blobs, each with one small white dot, connected into larger blobs on a green background.

Prefection (remember the little things) (2007–2010)
"This work aims to remind people that sometimes the little things in life are more important than the 'data-controlled' tasks we are often occupied with for hours, days, moths [sic] on end."

- Urban Smart Projects

Prefection (remember the little things) was painted by Scott Moorhead in January 2007 and lasted for 3 years before being replaced with Cellfire. The box was painted white and had black gibberish text in a print font as the background. On the left side of the front the word 'prefection' was painted in black cursive. There were also photorealistic paintings of an apple and a flower on the box.

Boy Scout (2001–2007)
"The boy scout appreciates and is inspired by the outdoor greenery in the city."

- Urban Smart Projects

Boy Scout was painted by Daniel Worth in January 2001 and lasted for 6 years before being replaced with Prefection (remember the little things) due to the box being replaced. A cartoonish boy was painted on the box with his hand shading his eyes from the sun and a smile on his face. In the lower foreground were three spiky green hills and in the background was a light blue sky with fluffy white clouds. The box appears to have been where Brisbane Square is now.