About
Daniela Spector (b. 1988) is a visual artist based in Queens, New York. Spector's practice investigates archives and grief, culminating in different media, including photography, collage, embroidery, and zines. Her projects typically develop over sustained periods, allowing her to form relationships with her subjects.
Projects
Photo Editor: Chaya Howell
The Fort Greene neighborhood project is organized by @friendsofcommodorebarrypark and @fortgreenepark. Community Heroes is produced and organized by @photoville and @jointrellis.
Producer: Danielle Jackson, Light Tech: Ashley Markle, Digi Tech: Isobel Rae
Art Director/Photo Editing: Arsh Raziuddin
Art Directors: Hemza Hajyousif & Maria Camejo, Light Tech: Jesse Bronstein, Digi Tech: Jacky Jiang
Producer: Carla Steinberg, Art Director: Alex Stikeleather, Digi Tech: Jacky Jiang, Light Tech: Megan Collante
Art Directors: Hemza Hajyousif & Maria Camejo, Light Tech: Ashley Markle, Digi Tech: Isobel Rae, Models: Liana Wright Mark & Justin Sisson
Executive Producer: Sebastian Sdaigui, Creative Director & Director: Robot MoonJuice, Director: Travis Libin, Production Company: Bellanoir Films, Make Up: Christian Diaz, Hair Stylist: Kiana Patron
Art Director: Maria Encalada, Producer: Ashley Tong, Digi Tech: Dana Golan, Light Tech: Megan Collante, Photo Assist: Hillary Halter, Stylist: Olivia Nilsson, Stylist Assist: Grace Connaughton, Make Up Artist: Megan Kelly, Make Up Assist: Kellie Silsby, Hair Stylist: Chika Nishiyama, Hair Stylist Assist: Alexandra DiRoma, Models: Jessica, Sunny, X, Alicia, Shannon, Ella, Honey
Art Directors: Hemza Hajyousif & Maria Camejo Light Tech: Megan Collante Digi Tech: Dana Golan Models: Faneca, Carson
Location: Fotografiska, Director: Jenny Hess, Creative Director: JoeKenneth Museau, Associate Producer: Julia Le, Digi Tech: Jacky Jiang, Light Tech: Ashley Markle, Production Assistant: Isobel Rae, Hair Stylist: Timur Sadykov, Makeup Artist: Beverly Sanchez, Wardrobe Stylist: Sachiko Clyde, Wardrobe Stylist Assist: Jazmine Alzado, Set Stylist: Veronika Ossi, Model: Paige Rivas
Art Directior: Elizabeth Goodspeed, Digi Tech: Jacky Jiang, Light Tech: Megan Collante
Art Direction: Margaux Le Pierrès and Maria Camejo, Lighting: Zach Alston, Digi Tech: Jacky Jiang, Model: Fancea Sena
Director: Paul Acciardi, PA: Deanna Wolf, Francis-King Nnamani, Nicholas G. Sims, MUA: Ashleigh Ciucci, Model: Hannah Holman,
Set Design: Victoria Morris
Art Directors: Christina Michelitsch & Verena Michelitsch, Design Director: Margaux Le Pierrès, Digi Tech: Jacky Jiang, Light Tech: Megan Collante, Prop Stylist: Elisia Mirabelli, Hair & MUA: Sarah Disco, Hair & MUA Assistant: Marc Witmer, Models: CJ Hart, Tenzing Kalden, Faneca Senat
Exec. Producer: Fern Diaz, Producer: Carla Steinberg, Art Directors: Alex Stikeleather and Deva Pardue, Lighting: Megan Nicole Collante, Digi Tech: Jacky Jiang, Prop Stylist: Jocelyn Cabral, Prop Assistant: Lex Chacin
Cover art for Princess Nokia new single BOYS ARE FROM MARS ft. Yung Baby Tate
Creative Direction & Styling: Jean Carlos Pina, Digi Tech: DiChen Chen, Light Tech: Megan Collante, Photo Assist: Hillary Halter, Wardrobe: Will Seks, Nokia Hair: Kiana Patron, Nokia Make Up: Christian Diaz, Tate Hair: Dale De la Porte, Tate Make Up: Daye Pascal, Production Assistant, Styling: Kristian Feliz
Photo Assist: James Bee, Producer: Lily Sullivan, Stylist: Elaina Sullivan, Models: Faneca Senat, Jeremiah Corley
Feature: Jen Rubio, co-founder of Away, Assistant: James T. Bee
Feature: Jen Rubio, Co-founder of Away, Assistant: James T. Bee
Side Projects
Exploring the connection between generations through the lens of children wearing their parent’s clothing. The subjects become vessels of time as past and present intertwine. This ongoing series delves into the intersection of identity, memory, and family history, highlighting the significance of the things we hold on to and the stories they whisper.
Documenting the things my mother, Ermelinda Maggie Flores, left behind after she passed away 09/03/19, appealing to the deep desire to gather, collect, organize, reflect, and assert some order over a seemingly disordered world. With this ongoing project, I hope to develop a portrait of her through the items she surrounded herself with, a portrait I never captured while she was alive.
An investigation into vernacular photography through found film slides. Forgotten images, remembered in a new context.
An ongoing series that transforms the subject’s bodies into living canvases to display their work. Imbuing the portraits with a palpable weight, I try to convey the significance that art holds in the subjects’ lives, reveal the intricate relationship between the artist and the work, and blur the boundaries between the physical and imagined.
Experience Camps is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing solace, support, and fun to children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or caregiver through a series of one-week grief camps nationwide. I spent a week at their Pennsylvania location, where I witnessed the staff's dedication and the campers' strength. In juxtaposing sorrow and elation, I sought to reveal the nuanced beauty that arises from the journey of healing.
Exhibitions
"The exhibition also holds space for visitors to participate by sharing their thoughts, hopes, and ideas about what it means to be a creative. While global human rights and social justice concerns seem insurmountable, our stories, though personal, often traverse borders and understanding."