Re-Imaging Autoicon
Over the past couple of months I have been working with Wolverhampton Sickle Cell Care and Social Activity Centre to develop a website in response to the original AUTOICON website developed posthumously to preserve the legacy of artist Donald Rodney. The experience has truly been a humbling experience, due to the issues many of the participants face on a daily basis. Due to sickle cell anaemia or thalassemia many have experienced vaso-occlusive crisis, which is caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells that obstruct capillaries and restrict blood flow to an organ resulting in ischaemia, pain, necrosis, and often organ damage. The frequency, severity, and duration of these crises vary considerably. Despite this members have continued to attend workshops on a regular basis and contribute their thoughts in audio, textural, video, photography and general conversation about the project and their own experiences, which has enabled the project to develop.
As a result we are nearing the stage where we are able to launch a “beta” site of the project at a salon event to be hosted @vividprojects, Digbeth, Birmingham on Saturday 24 October from 2pm, where we will talk about the process of the creation of the website and some of its content. For more information to attend this free event please go to the link below
http://www.vividprojects.org.uk/programme/9-evenings-gabriel-shalom/














