Ikon, in partnership with the Conjunctures strand of the Stuart Hall Archive Project, University of Birmingham, presents (Re)Coded, a collaborative research project with photographer Vic Moyosola and artist-educator Sadie Barnett. 

(Re)Coded shares perceptions of data collection, use, dissemination and how these are understood and acted upon by Birmingham’s inner-city Caribbean diasporic communities. 

This exhibition presents Vic Moyosola’s photographic portraits of project participants, alongside their own creative output made during a series of community workshops with Sadie Barnett. These sessions were informed by a residency at the Stuart Hall Collection in the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham. 

Ikon presents (Re)Coded as part of our ongoing programme, Creative Health at Ikon, a series of exhibitions and events that engage audiences in dialogue about health and wellbeing. Conversations range from infant feeding in public spaces and the medicalisation of maternal bodies to the impact of natural environments on our physical and mental health. The programme contributes a comprehensive evidence base to inform policy development for Birmingham City Council Public Health, such as a creative health strategy. 

About the artists  

Vic Moyosola is a self-taught photographer and storyteller whose work explores themes of community, identity, the beauty in connection and Black joy. In her efforts to highlight these themes she aims to show how important vulnerability is, using art to heal self and others.   

Sadie Barnett is a Birmingham-based visual artist, writer and facilitator who runs workshops which encourage personal reflection, focus on the process of healing and explore the transformative power of arts and crafts. Barnett explores themes of mental health, Queerness and romance in their illustrations published under the moniker bitsketchyinit.