Hera works at the intersection of performance and technology. She invites audiences and performers into her self-built systems — tweaking and connecting machine learning models, sensors, cameras, projectors, and people. Her current interest is creating a theatre that functions as a cognitive interface.

Education

  • Current MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Interactive Media for Performance, Valencia, CA
  • 2024 BFA, Loyola Marymount University, Semester Exchange, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2019–23 BAS, Sogang University, Art & Technology, Seoul, Korea

Awards

  • 2024 California Institute of the Arts Merit Scholarship
  • 2022–23 Sogang University Convergence Technology Award

Selected Projects

  • 2025 Projection Designer, Volver, Disney Modular Theater, Valencia, CA, US
  • 2024 Projection Design Assistant, Redwood, Nederlander Theater, NY, US
  • 2024 Projection Design Assistant, Mitridate, Boston Lyric Opera, Boston, US
  • 2024 VFX Artist, Aespa — Armageddon, SM Entertainment, Seoul, Korea
  • 2024 Music Video Director, Youra — Worm in the Apple, Stone Music Entertainment, Seoul, Korea
  • 2022 Technical Artist, Heights, Seoul, Korea
  • 2020 Music Video Director, Textures Mix 005, Textures Seoul, Seoul, Korea
  • 2019 Projection Designer, Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea

Employment

  • Current Technical Artist, Zerospace, NY, US
  • 2023–24 Technical Artist (Unity, Cinema 4D, AI Workflow), d'strict Korea Inc, Seoul, Korea
  • 2023 Research Lead, LG gram Pro 24" gram Link, LG Electronics, Seoul, Korea

Performance

  • 2026 Director, Particle Theory, CoffeeHouse Theater, CalArts, Valencia, US
  • 2024 Director, Mama Lee's Bathhouse, CalArts, Valencia, US
  • 2024 Performer, My lover works at McDonald's and I was a Rat, CalArts, Valencia, US
  • 2023 Performer, Dotolim concert series, Dotolim, Seoul, Korea

Exhibition

  • 2025 I was was I, LA Art Core Gallery, Los Angeles, US
  • 2025 What you believe is where you are, Black and White Studio, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, US
  • 2023 Miss Hwang will ALWAYS be there, HCI Korea, Gangwon, Korea
  • 2023 OutVenture, Real-time Driving Simulation, Sogang University, Korea
  • 2019 Twentysip VR, Art & Technology Conference, Hanghwatang, Seoul, Korea

Teaching

  • 2025 Lecturer, AI x 3D Workshop, Seoul National University Library, Seoul
  • 2024 Lecturer, 3D Motion Graphics with Stable Diffusion, Fast Campus AI Department, Seoul