Pleasure Imprints

Aim

My new project Pleasure Imprints is a performance (in an installation) and a fundraiser for my gender affirming care.

"Feral resistance to the practical and political challenges of transition, particularly at a time of increased discrimination and restrictive legislation faced by trans and queer people."

Hi! I'm Kitt, a trans artist based in North East England. I call my work Mess Making As Social Glue. I'm insatiably curious about how art can be useful, particularly for creating solutions, solace, connections and mischief. I make installations and performances, and I've been working full time as a self-employed artist for 7 years.

What is Pleasure Imprints: 

Pleasure Imprints is my new project: a performance within an installation, and a fundraiser for my gender affirming care.

Trans healthcare in the UK is hugely under-resourced. In my local area, the waiting list for an initial appointment is 6 years and 10 months. Waiting that long would have an extremely detrimental effect on my mental health, so I've decided to raise money to pay for the care I need privately.

Despite the practical and political challenges of transition, particularly in the context of increasing discrimination and restrictive legislation facing trans and queer people, my overwhelming experience of being trans is dead joyful. Pleasure Imprints reflects that.

In an installation full of raw clay and fresh flowers, I "clart about"*: using mud and petals to decorate, delight in, and reimagine my body. The installation is lusciously textured, made from vintage fabrics and flowers, and inspired by my gran's 1980s council house and garden, an unexpected place of acceptance and safety during a chaotic and semi-nomadic childhood.

*Clart about: County Durham Pitmatic dialect for "mess on / mess about"

The Fundraiser

In collaboration with brilliant photographer Christa Holka, I've created a series of images of the performance. Prints will be available as rewards, online and at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, as part of my crowdfunder open 1st July to 31st August 2026.

Other rewards include mentoring sessions with me, signed books, zines, and prints by other artists and curators.

What people’s money is supporting:

I’m aiming to raise £12,350 to fund:

•  surgery (£10,000)
• Travel and accommodation (£1,000) a week away from home for me and someone to support me during recovery as I’ll be having treatment outside of the North East)
• Support with childcare while I am away (£200, someone to support my co-parent with wrap around care for my children while Im away)
• Two weeks off work (£800, as someone whose whole income comes from self employed work as an artist, I have no paid holiday or sick pay)
• £350 to cover admin fees for the fundraiser 

Further info: 

During July-Aug 2026, images of the performance and objects from the installation will be sold including at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.

Original image by Christa Holka has been cropped for use on Crowdfunder- as seen on rewards. If you would like any more information about any of the prints- please contact Allison on [email protected]

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 31st August 2026 at 11:55pm