Benjamin Franklin Village is one of the many US Army barracks that was established in Germany after word war II to house American soldiers staioned in Germany. Now, 60 years later, the geographical interest of the US army have changed and the warzones and military frontiers in general moved. The US army troops have all now been withdrawn and the former United States Army base has been left empty. While the city municipal deals with investors and the citizens that campaign for the future use of this huge compound, the artists Hombre SUK, Boogie, Sweetuno and Meiner all teamed up to hit what is now described as the “conversion area” with 3 murals on former soldier housing buildings.
The mural project was organized by the ALTE FEUERWACHE Mannheim and financially supported by the MWS / City of Mannheim.
Photography by Alexander Krziwanie /MONTANA-CANS & Frank Bässler /rb02.de