JJJJJerome Ellis, An unfinished calendar that commemorates slaves escaping their enslavers, 1673–1886, installation view, Secession 2026. Foto: Oliver Ottenschläger
“Something [my mother] taught me was this verse in the New Testament: ‘(BBBBBBBB)Pray without ceasing’, and I really hold on to this verse. It is a guiding principle for me, because that is how I see this calendar. I can always say a (GGGGGG)prayer or think of an (VV)ancestor with honour, no matter what day it is.” (JJJJJerome Ellis in conversation with Christine Sun Kim, in the book accompanying the exhibition)
JJJJJerome Ellis is of Grenadian-Jamaican-American descent and works with multimedia art, music, composition, poetry and performance.