Photo-Theraphy Collage
Photo-narrative, montage, and performative re-staging of personal trauma.
London, UK, 2025
Hḗrā Santos
mysticalhera@gmail.com
Instagram: @hera.s.santos
Hḗrā is a trans creative practitioner and activist whose work spans performance, visual arts, and installation. Their practice explores themes of gender, identity, trauma, memory, and movement, using a range of mediums to craft an experimental, biographical expression layered with abstraction. Hḗrā’s artistic journey navigates the intersections of these complex themes, offering a deep and nuanced exploration of both personal and societal narratives.
They are also a workshop facilitator working at the intersection of social change, wellbeing and queerness, creating spaces for dialogue, reflection, and collective transformation.
Education
School Cascais Theater Practitioner
Portugal, Cascais
2015
Ugly Duck
Follow Y/our River,
Performace & Installation
UK, London
2025
Newcastle Contempory
Speak The Truth,
Co-Performance with
Delaine Le Bas
UK, Newcastle
2025
V&A East
SEMARÃ ECLOSE,
Performance & Sound
UK, London
2025
Land Art,
The Ruins Of H(ERA),
Durational Performance,
Turkey, Simena
2025
Positive East
What Pride Means to Me?
Collective Collage
UK, London
2025
Positive East,
Activism/Social Change,
Book Making
UK, London
2025
Cody Dock
Books of Water (Tilda River),
Totally Thames Festival,
Book Making and Movement
UK, London
2024
LGBTQ+ Center, St. Margrets House
Identity & Collage Making,
UK, London
2024