The "Dialogue in Silence" concept reverses roles by tearing hearing people out of their social routines and familiar reception and judgement patterns. They discover a repertoire of non-verbal expression that enables them to communicate creatively through mimic, gesture and body language. The deaf and hearing impaired guides and trainers, who by virtue of their experience and their expertise in sign language are experts in non-verbal communication, change the mindset of visitors and thus become ambassadors of a soundless world which is no way poorer – but different.

»Dialogue in Silence« is not an installation simulating deafness -on the contrary: It serves as a platform for encounters between hearing and non-hearing people, advancing the overcoming of barriers between "us" and "them". The scenario can be found here.