Photo: Katrina Ohstrom

Katrina Ohstrom moved to Philadelphia nearly a decade ago where, constantly armed with at least one camera, she goes about her daily business and photographs anything that catches her eye. Her ongoing documentary projects include visual catalogs of the post-industrial wonderland that exists within the city she calls home, sub-sub underground experimental music and it’s players, and the humans behind the scenes in cat and dog show culture. In her spare time she enjoys, collecting animal skulls, conspiracy theories, gardening and long walks with her dog.
Hidden City Philadelphia announces a Call for Proposals for its summer 2013 Festival featuring site-specific works in lesser-known and inaccessible sites of historical and community interest throughout the city. Hidden City invites proposals that illuminate the past, present and future of participating sites.
Hidden City is launching its new roster of programs and the next festival with the help of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. All gifts and memberships will be matched one to one up to $100,000 through the 2011 Philadelphia Knight Arts Challenge, and will be acknowledged on the Hidden City Daily site and in literature for the 2013 Festival.The secret lives of buildings from the anonymous author of Philaphilia.
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Awesome photo essay…it’s great to see people using “guerilla” tactics and graffiti to fight crime in their neighborhoods.
Thanks for the share!
Nancy.R