if you see four guys walking around the city carrying trash like mattresses, sofas, trolleys and ton of cling wrap, you are about to witness the next Bosso Fataka's form genesis. the collective, born in 2011, gives a new shape and meaning to street art: coining the term “urban wrapping”.

they take whatever suitable material they found and unite the pieces together with cling films: they bring to life funny and suggestive characters that seem to come out from a video game or an augmented reality App.

“we always try to realize each installation in an individual way, but of course they are all somehow linked to each other. The concept behind our art is on the one hand the illustration of diverse problems in our society, and on the other hand the demonstration of the simplicity of a creative process. Thereby we’re always using similar materials, but the message of each installation is a different one.”

Bosso Fataka's art, perfectly sat on the line between public art installations and radical thinking, means to entertain and humoristically provoke reflections about environmental issues.

“our message is to use your creative mind to change things which keep you occupied. As an artist in a public area you reach many people and get auditory. By this you can easily provoke people’s attention for problems in your society, or just entertain them.”

covering pretty much all Berlin - during summer and winter - Hamburg and Leipzig, they’ve recently stopped in New York City letting their figures shine under the american sun, while watching the crowd from a Williamsburg’s Rooftop. the photographer Just was there to capture the moment.

“we try to be continuously present in the streets of the world. it’s true, we did a lot in Berlin but there are many places left which needs to be wrapped. when we’re traveling we always have some cling wraps in our bags. waste is present all around the world and inspiration too. next destinations will be France, Albania and of course Berlin.”

we saw examples of their ephemeral works few times here at PLATOON KUNSTHALLE but at REMAKE Festival, which took place in September this year, the match was particularly significative. In fact: their bodily shaped sculptures, deliberately push us to rethink, reflect and rework the world we live in.“

"we’re part of this culture and our daily life is connected to it. we don’t see ourselves as an apostle of sustainability, but we try to open eyes for things like that. sustainability is a famous phrase but not possible in a modern society. every consumption is connected to waste production and the use of cling wrap is our part of this process. self-criticism is the first step of thinking about sustainability."

as also Bosso Fataka suggests: "Make art not war!”