# Guerrilla Street Shadows Katie Sokoler's Playful Street Art Project By TrendHead | Published 2009-05-04 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/great-shadow-guerillaism-street-project-from-katie-sokoler References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/21339/) & [colormekatie.blogspot](http://colormekatie.blogspot.com/2009/04/shadow-project.html) Ever wondered what your shadow gets up to when you are not looking? Brooklyn-based creative photographer Katie Sokoler makes fun and engaging street art projects like this one shown in the gallery above. She and her fella Matty cut out life-sized figures of themselves, plastered them onto walls and city surfaces and then waited for the right moment for a passerby to be lined up with the shadow. The finished product is a gorgeous series of Shadow Pictures. I love the balloon shadow girl. I hope my shadow is tap dancing behind my back! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.6/10 - Popularity: 75% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Interactive Street Art:** There is an opportunity for street artists to create more interactive and playful installations that engage with people passing by in unexpected ways. - **Shadow Art:** Shadow art could become the next trend in contemporary art, attracting a younger audience through its playfulness and surprising element. - **Augmented Reality Street Art:** Adding an augmented reality component to street art installations could create a new dimension of engagement with passersby and further blur the line between the physical and digital worlds. ### Who This Affects Most - **Advertising:** Advertising agencies could collaborate with artists to create interactive street art campaigns that capture the attention of urban consumers. - **Art Galleries:** Galleries could feature more playful and interactive artworks like shadow art to engage with younger audiences and attract new patrons. - **Event Planning:** Event planners could incorporate shadow art installations to create immersive and memorable experiences for attendees, especially in outdoor or nighttime events. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Desert Reflective Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shadow-travelling.md) - [Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-figures.md) - [Artist-Designed Umbrella Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shed-rain-artist-series.md) - [Public Art Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-anthony-smith.md) - [Distorted Furniture Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-kiss-at-last-light.md) - [Shadow-Mimicking Photography Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shadow-boards.md) - [Shadow-Inspired Trays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightware-series.md) - [Togetherness-Centric Furniture Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shadow-play-collection.md) - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md)