As an accompanying event to the solo exhibition by JJJJJerome Ellis at the Secession, art historian Chanyoung Park and artist Marianne Vlaschits present a form of "linguistic care work" ("linguistic care work"). It proceeds from the assumption that "language is a relational act that requires the willingness to adapt to the linguistic needs of others" (The Crip Linguistics Reader, 2025).
Both speaking with a stutter and speaking with an accent were for a long time pathologised – as something undesirable that had to be corrected or, if possible, eliminated entirely. This pathologisation is based on ableist notions according to which there is a "correct" way to speak, articulate and communicate.