Biography

Hannah Hernø-Toftild (b. 1997) is a Danish artist based in London who completed her MA in Photography at the Royal College of Art in 2023. Prior to this, she trained as a performer and theatremaker at East15 Acting School and as a Young Talent at Fatamorgana, the Danish School of Art and Documentary Photography.

Hannah’s artistic practice explores how the inner landscape of the spirit is reflected in the outer landscape of the world. She is particularly interested in delving into experiences of intimacy, interconnectedness, and the liminal space between our lived reality and the subconscious.

Informed by her training as a performer, Hannah bases her methodology as a photographer on the principles of physical listening: How seeing with all your senses is the beginning of devotion and, ultimately, the path to knowledge and a life lived intensely.

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Education

2022-2023, MA in Photography, Royal College of Art, London

2017-2020, BA in Acting (1st Class Honours), East15 Acting School, London

Exhibitions and publications

2025, Ephemere Photo Fest, Gallery Conceal Shibuya, Tokyo – Exhibition

2025, Neither Here, Nor There, Ephemere, International  – Publication

2025, Visages, Art-Icon, Arles – Exhibition

2025, LOVE, The Photobook Café, London – Exhibition

2024, Corporeality, Bastille Design Center, Paris – Exhibition

2024, You’re Innocent in Your Dreams, Zero Art Space, Tokyo – Exhibition

2023, Haute Photographie ‘23, Amsterdam – Exhibition

2023, Fresh Eyes Talents, International  – Book

2023, RCA Degree Show, London – Exhibition

Grants

2023, Martha og Paul Kerrn-Jespersens Fond

2022, Augustinus Fonden

2022, Den Reiersenske Fond

2022, Knud Højgaards Fond

2022, Nordea-Fonden

2022, William Demant Fonden