kamal malhotra

edinburgh based illustrator, printmaker, designer

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kamal malhotra

edinburgh based illustrator, printmaker, designer

★ home
★ projects
★ g*ndershit collective
★ poster design
★ hello!

PLAYBOT, risograph and collage, 2023

part of a larger project exploring trans relationships to the body through a cyborg lens, PLAYBOT features ten illustrations with fold-out elements inspired by centrefolds of pinup magazines. the whimsical illustrations quietly naturalise bodies in transition by contrasting them with cyborg and robotic elements that appear more pressingly ‘unnatural’ (as trans bodies are often accused of being).

T-BLINGEES, digital collage, series 2022-

inspired by my love for the ‘low art’ of amateur digital artefacts such as digital .GIF collages, coloquially known as ‘blingees’ after the defunct platform they were often made on. this ongoing series documents my journey on HRT using the silly, but often painstaking, .GIF collage generator creates a joyful, exuberant maximalism inspired by the queer principle of camp.

Future Visions, cyanotype on handmade paper, 2024

a diptych exploring the mixed emotions around aging from queer young adults and the difficulty envisioning their lives in the future in the absence of any visible representations of queer adults when growing up.

kamal malhotra

edinburgh based illustrator, printmaker, designer

★ home
★ projects
★ g*ndershit collective
★ poster design
★ hello!

G*NDERSHIT ZINE COLLECTIVE, 2021-

myself and three other illustrators co-founded G*NDERSHIT in 2021. it fast grew into something we could never have anticipated; we’ve run workshops, hosted club nights, and tabled at various queer and zine events across the uk. as a registered social enterprise, all our profits go towards british trans mutual aid fundraisers.our annual zines feature work from scottish-based queer artists and writers with a focus on trans contributors. issue 1, 'TOILET TALK', focused on queer experiences of bathrooms both public and private; issue 2 explored 'QUEER CYBERSPACE' and our new third issue 'PARTYSCAPE' celebrates queer nightlife.my primary role in the collective is to put together our zines. this involves creating cohesive publications from our contributors, designing each of our front covers, and hand-lettering and laying out each page. i have also made various linoprints and stickers for our fundraising efforts.for updates, merch and more information:
★ g-ndershit.com
★ ig: g_ndershit

kamal malhotra

edinburgh based illustrator, printmaker, designer

★ home
★ projects
★ g*ndershit collective
★ poster design
★ hello!

about

i’m kamal!! i'm an edinburgh-based illustrator and graduate from edinburgh college of art who focuses on figurative work; my favourite subjects to explore are queer experiences of the body, eroticism, the internet and digital culture. i have an interest in printmaking and regularly work with risograph, linocut, and monotype, often combined with digital and other traditional media.

contact

★ illustrationkamal@gmail.com
★ ig: kamal.png

kamal malhotra

edinburgh based illustrator, printmaker, designer

★ home
★ projects
★ g*ndershit collective
★ poster design
★ hello!

club night posters