Visual Vernacular. Lautlose Performance von Hristo Trajkovski - Diversity Day 2024

In the organizer's words:

Visual vernacular is an art form practiced primarily by deaf artists. It combines many different elements, including mime, poetry and cinematographic techniques, and together with strong movements, iconic signs, gestures and facial expressions, it is a highly expressive narrative style. It serves to "capture the world in all its visual complexity".

The origin of Visual Vernacular is sign language, but when this art form was created, people didn't even realize it was one. Today, Visual Vernacular works entirely without sign language. The stories are told through body movement, symbols, gestures and intense facial expressions. You can think of it as music for the deaf with many influences, for example from films and computer games. Like all art, visual vernacular has evolved over time and new forms of it have emerged. Deaf people around the world now use this way of telling stories as an artistic expression.

About Hristo Trajkovski
Hristo Trajkovski is an academic translator and interpreter for written German, sign languages and international sign language.

Price information:

Costs: Museum admission Free admission up to 18 years, regular admission € 9.50, reduced admission € 5.00