Peter Morris

Peter Morris' work explores the performativity of queer identity through melodramatic character archetypes. Drawing on camp theory, his photographic series investigates how authentic selfhood emerges through deliberate artifice and theatrical excess. Each portrait underwent extensive digital manipulation, transforming studio photography into hyperreal character studies. This methodology mirrors a camp approach to artifice, revealing deeper truths about the constructed nature of identity. Peter’s work positions queer individuals as conscious architects of their personas and utilises characterisation as a vehicle for self-expression beyond normative categories. His work suggests how authentic queer identity can emerge through theatrical excess, positioning camp aesthetics as both survival strategy and creative methodology.