Brent Leideritz: Divergent Archetypes for Old Ideas

Divergent archetypes for old ideas is a collection of photographic and promptographic portraits, displayed as individual prints, that when seen in sequence, propose new ways of being, where queer and alternative performances of self stand against notions of shame and judgement.

Brent Leideritz is an independent Adelaide-based photographer. With research as photographer, and subject, and in collaboration with the artist's queer and ‘othered’ community they actively queer and playfully weaponise. In deconstructing, rearranging, recontextualising and appropriating binary archetypes and narratives, this collection enables the empowerment of individuals and communities alike, and in doing so, inspires those who have felt shame, to make a stand, for themselves, and those they love.