Peter Campus: A Pioneer of Perception and New Media Peter Campus, born in 1937 in New York City, stands as a pivotal figure in the evolution of art, particularly within the realms of video art and new media. His journey, deeply rooted in an Eastern European Jewish family background marked by early loss—the death of his mother when he was just seven—shaped a contemplative approach to identity, perception, and the very nature of reality that would become hallmarks of his artistic practice. Inspired by family members involved in the art world, Campus initially explored photography under his fat…