HERA

HERA (Jasmin Siddiqui, *1981) is a Frankfurt-born German-Pakistani painter with artistic roots in the graffiti and street art genre. She has been traveling the world since 2001 painting large-scale murals, solo or as part of the duo HERAKUT. The biggest outdoor pieces are being located in Sao Paolo, Miami, Moscow, Reykjavik, Melbourne, Berlin, Kampala and Washington DC. Besides the mural work, her artwork has been displayed in museum exhibitions such as the Rogaland Kunstmuseum in Stavanger, Norway, in 2007, the Pera Museum in Istanbul, Turkey, 2015, the Urban Nations Museum in Berlin in 2018, and the STRAAT Museum in Amsterdam in 2022.

Hera was part of “Artists for Human Rights“, the first ever street art exhibition inside the European Parliament in Brussels in December 2022. In 2023 she has worked on several United Nations funded projects with the NGO “Streetart for Mankind” promoting social change. This in line with Hera ́s continuous effort utilize street art for humanitarian causes. In the past she has collaborated with various humanitarian aid organizations, such as Unicef or The Global Fund, Save the Children and Viva Con Agua and more on art programs and workshops focusing on children and underprivileged youth.

Hera’s work has been featured in numerous books, starting with “Graffiti Woman” (2006), “Mural Art” (2008), “Beyond the Street” (2010), “Graffiti Alphabets” (2011), “Mural Masters” (2018), “Alter Ego” (2019), and “Street Art Guide Berlin” (2020), “Streetart is Female“ (2022), apart of her own books: “Herakut – The Perfect Merge” (2008) and After The Laughter – The 2nd book of Herakut” (2012).

Jasmin Siddiqui (HERA)是一位出生於法蘭克福的德籍巴基斯坦裔畫家,她的藝術風格源於塗鴉和街頭藝術。自2001年以來,她作為獨立藝術家或藝術家組合HERAKUT的一員,在世界各地創作大型壁畫。 她最大型的戶外作品位於巴西聖保羅、邁阿密、莫斯科、雷克雅維克、墨爾本、柏林、坎帕拉和華盛頓特區。除了壁畫作品外,她的作品也曾在博物館展覽中展出,例如2007年挪威斯塔萬格的Rogaland Kunstmuseum、2015年土耳其伊斯坦堡的佩拉博物館、2018年柏林Urban Nations Museum以及2022 年阿姆斯特丹斯特拉特博物館。

Hera作為「人權藝術家」的一分子在2022年12月首屆在布魯塞爾歐洲議會內舉辦的街頭藝術展中。2023 年,她與非政府組織「Streetart for Mankind」一起參與了多個由聯合國資助的項目,以促進社會變革。這與Hera致力於把街頭藝術運用於發展人道主義事業。過去,她曾與聯合國兒童基金會或全球基金、救助兒童會和 Viva Con Agua 等各種人道援助組織合作,開展針對兒童和貧困青少年的藝術項目和工作坊。

Hera的作品亦出現在許多書籍中,包括《Graffiti Woman》(2006年)、《Mural Art》(2008年)、 Beyond the Street》(2010年)、《Graffiti Alphabets》(2011年)、《Mural Masters》(2018)、《Alter Ego》(2019 年)、《Street Art Guide Berlin》(2020)、《Streetart is Female》(2022),以及她自己的書:《Herakut – The Perfect Merge 2008)和《After The Laughter – The 2nd book of Herakut》(2012)。