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By Frankfurt-born German-Pakistani painter Hera (Jasmin Siddiqui) @hera_herakut at Union Point, Aberdeen, Scotland in June 2024 as part of @nuartaberdeen festival. Photos taken April 2025.
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'“I am the keeper of magic…but happy to share.”

Hera (Jasmin Siddiqui) returned to @nuartaberdeen after 7 years, and her impressive 12-floor-tall love letter to Aberdeen can be seen for miles around. The mural references Scotland’s national animal, the unicorn (how cool is that?!?) and sharing continues to be one of Hera’s core values.

During her discussion with NYC based culture critic Carlo McCormick on the opening night of the festival, Hera talked about street art as a Living Heritage (the theme of this year’s festival) and how that is relevant to her as an artist. Her iconic mural painted with Akut Herakut in ’17 on the façade of Aberdeen Market was demolished in ’22. Hera made the point that although she was really sad when she learned of the building’s demolishment; she is constantly travelling and painting new works, and therefore Living Heritage is very much constant cycle within the street art genre.
Hera also made the point that past murals live on in people’s memories...' @hannah_judah June 22, 2024
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"There's always writing involved. ... With my writing I'm adding another tool. If I could I would add a soundtrack." 2024 Artist Talk (1h5m)
https://www.youtube.com/live/Fo6XIYM2FAA?si=j2c055VA-jIFGvO7
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Artist website https://facebook.com/HERAKUT
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