Get to know her:
Daniela Torres is a multidisciplinary artist from Quito, Ecuador, based in Berlin, Germany.
Advocating for gender equality, the artist challenges societal norms through the mediums of photography, ceramics, and writing. Her work is a celebration of feminity, highlighting the profound beauty found in vulnerability, empowerment and liberation.
Founder of MŌ Gallery (2017-2019), Daniela Torres has curated numerous solo and group exhibitions before shifting her focus back to photography. In her portrait series “Boys” (2015-ongoing), the artist draws inspiration from the traditional female representation throughout History, while deliberately reversing the roles. By doing so, she refuses to confine women to the status of muse and aims to present the nuanced and multifaceted nature of masculinity.
Striking strong poses in front of her own camera, and using personal histories and archives in her projects, Daniela Torres creates powerful self-portraits reclaiming her narrative, and the right of women to be the protagonists of their own stories. Master of her story and image, she also emphasizes how women can be desirable subjects without being reduced to mere objects of desire.
In her art studio in Alt-Moabit, Daniela Torres also shares her artistic practice through interactive workshops. In her “Ceramic Dick Sculpture” workshops, participants are invited to sculpt dicks inspired by their personal experiences, as a way to release frustrations or explore fantasies in a symbolic and cathartic manner. Beyond the hands-on creative aspect, these workshops promote open conversations aimed at breaking down rigid ideas of masculinity.
Education
Photography at BTK Hochschule für Gestaltung
2013 – 2017 Berlin, Germany
Hair and Makeup Artist at Yab Academy
2011 Berlin, Germany
Fashion Design at Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2005 – 2007 Quito, Ecuador
Exhibitions
2024 - Walking on Eggshells Solo Exhibition/ Photography, Sculpture, Installation / Luisa Catucci ArtLab
2024 - Dicks That I Like + Exhibition opening Solo show/ photography, sculpture and collage + documentary screening and talk / Sinema Transtopia, Berlin, Germany
2023 - All About Me and The Boys Solo Show / Salon Rouge at KitKatClub, Berlin, Germany / Photography (BOYS series and Self-Portrait)
2023 - PENES Duo exhibition / Backhaus Projects, Berlin, Germany / Photography, Collage and Ceramics.
2022 - Solo Show / Galerie Fraschhammer Berlin, Germany/ Photography (Male nudes & Still Life), Ceramic Sculptures and Video Premiere “Dicks That I Like” directed by Johanna Gustin on the Ceramic Dick Sculpture Workshops.
2021 - After The Fall Group Show / FK - Kollektiv x 48h Neukölln, Berlin, Germany/ BOYS series.
2020 - Berlin/Berlin Group Show / Siilk Gallery, Virtual Show/ BOYS series.
2020 - Not Just Boys Solo Show / Tête Berlin, Germany / BOYS, CLOSER and ceramic sculptures.
2020 - Pop-Up Art Show Group Show / The Ballery Berlin, Germany / BOYS series
2020 - Männer Group Exhibition / Spoiler Aktionsraum Berlin, Germany / BOYS series
2020 - BLEND Solo Show / Tirree Bar Berlin, Germany / BOYS and CLOSER series
2020 - Koinonía #7 Group Show / Siilk Gallery Athens, Greece / BOYS series.
2019 - Vernissage 20th September Group Show / The Ballery Berlin, Germany / BOYS series
2019 - Summer Mood Group Exhibition / Oblomov Berlin, Germany / BOYS series
2017 - LUST Group Exhibition / Mō Gallery, Berlin, Germany / BOYS series
2017 - BOYS Solo Exhibition / Cafe Democratico Quito, Ecuador
2017 - Kaleidoscope BTK Graduation Exhibition / Kühlhaus Berlin, Germany / BOYS series (Male Nudes research thesis)
2016 - Bye the Wall Group Exhibition / EMOP Berlin, Germany / BOYS series for European Month Of Photography (EMOP)
2015 - Yesterday Tomorrow Group Exhibition / Kunstquartier Bethanien Berlin, Germany / CLOSER series (photo book)
2015 - All we are Group Exhibition / Kunstquartier Bethanien Berlin, Germany / BOYS series