Fellow 2026 Luis Hernan
Luis Hernan is a Lecturer in Spatial Narratives. His research, which has moved from the digital to the speculative humanities, is inspired by Latin-American literary traditions and explores the interface between stories, narrative and architecture as central to the way that we inhabit and make sense of architecture and urban space.
He is particularly interested in the political, social and spatial aspects of the future, examining the continuities of Empire and colonialism in ideals of progress, modernity and utopia. His work in the last few years has focused on the architectures and infrastructures in the borderlands between Mexico and the United States, inspired by utopia and the end of worlds. Luis’ research is transdisciplinary, combining critical theory with creative practice and practices as a photographer, poet and fiction writer in parallel to his critical scholarship. He is involved in a wide range of feminist and decolonial initiatives.