Divergent archetypes for old ideas

A photographic reclamation for aspiring ways of being, through the act of queering, oppositional action, & communal play

Divergent archetypes for old ideas is a collection of photographic portraits and promptographic resolutions that foreground aspiring ways of being, where queer and alternative performances of self stand against religious notions of shame and judgement. With research as photographer, and subject, and in collaboration with my ‘othered’ community, we actively queer and playfully weaponise: creative space for oppositional action; communal play; individual agency; self-expression; gender performativity; and the erotic.

In deconstructing, rearranging, recontextualising, and appropriating binary archetypes and narratives, this collection enables the empowerment of individuals and communities, and in doing so, inspires those who have felt shame, to make a stand, for themselves, and those they love.

Exhibition also online at b.leideritz.com.