Feature
This time around we’ll be hearing from artist and baker Lexie Smith, more widely known as the creative mastermind behind Bread on Earth, as well as graphic designer and illustrator Chantal Jahchan who will be taking us through how she tackles one of her intricate editorial commissions. Daniela Spector will also be giving us an insight into her archival approach to photography, and New York’s one and only New York Nico will be sitting down with our US editor-at-large Elizabeth Goodspeed to talk about his career so far, following the release of his debut book.
Through image making Daniela Spector seeks out human connection. From photo projects that tackle the “intersection of identity, memory and family history”, to documenting the Puerto Rican diaspora, Daniela’s playful take on portraiture and use of archival research for creative expression form a practice that seeks to explore context and meaning beyond the surface. The photographer will be walking us through the process behind a few of her most recent projects, as well as giving us an overview of her career to date.”
2025
Publication
The book aims to illuminate and critique the government’s surveillance of people, its own citizens, advocating for equality and peace by appropriating pages directly from the file and recontextualizing them through the lens of family history. The left-hand pages feature the FBI’s portrait of my grandmother, and the right-hand pages feature images of my grandmother from our family archive. The book was designed to evoke a government file. Each spread is split in half, forcing the reader to fully engage the book with both hands.
This project was made possible by the 2024 Eureka! & Penumbra Foundation Risograph Residency. Each copy was printed and bound by the artist.
Published 2025
Edition Size 100
Printing Risograph
Color Black Ink, Red Ink
Binding Chicago Screws
Paper Stock 80lb Mohawk Eggshell
Cover Stock 130lb Colorplan Bright Red
Size 7.375in x 10.25in x 0.5in
Pages 63
Design: Hemza Hajyousif
Foreword: Daniel Spector
2025
Feature
Inspired by the legacy of Frank Espada, Hiram Maristany, Sophie Rivera, Charles Biasiny-Rivera, Roger Cabán, Felipe Dante, and many more, CENTRO had the goal of having a visual record that communicated the last five years of the Puerto Rican diasporic experience. Through an open call, the work of 33 photographers was selected for this first iteration of On Both Sides of the Lens: Documenting the Puerto Rican Diaspora.
2024
Personal
2024
Commercial
Light Tech: Ashley Markle
2024
Commercial
Digi Tech: Isobel Rae
Light Tech: Ashley Markle
2024
Personal
Photo Assist: Isobel Rae
Hair: Chika Nishiyama
Make Up: Marijana Živanović
Stylist: Jordan Peterson
2024
2024
2024