Nhé’ẽ are circular conversations where knowledge, experiences, and perspectives are shared. The term comes from the Guarani language and can mean the word, the voice, and language, but also the spirit. In this sense, speaking is more than the exchange of information: it creates relationships and connects people with one another.
The Nhé’ẽ create a space where artists, researchers, curators, and audiences come together. Everyone is invited to listen, ask questions, and contribute their own thoughts. Participants rotate throughout the conversations, with new voices joining and others making space in an ongoing process of exchange.
A 360° video projection provides the setting for this living conversation. Surrounding participants with images and stories, it opens up new perspectives and ways of seeing and relating to one another.
A 360° video projection surrounds participants with images and stories, creating a shared space for conversation and opening up new perspectives.
The Nhé’ẽ are moderated by Carolina Chimoy and Lien Heidenreich-Seleme.
Carolina Chimoy is currently serving as an international correspondent, reporting primarily from Deutsche Welle’s studio in Kyiv and from cities near the front lines in Ukraine. Previously, she worked as a foreign correspondent for DW in Washington, D.C. and across Latin America, and also hosted the international talk show Auf den Punkt gebracht. She has conducted interviews with numerous heads of state and government, as well as with prominent international figures.
In addition to her reporting, Carolina has moderated panel discussions on foreign and security policy for institutions such as the German Federal Foreign Office, the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, the Meridian International Center in Washington, D.C., and the German Marshall Fund in Brussels and Morocco.
Lien Heidenreich-Seleme is Advisor on International Relations, Manager of the Cluster on “Property and Heritage” and in charge of the cooperation with the Goethe-Institut at the Stiftung Humboldt Forum in Berlin. She was Director of the Goethe-Institut Afghanistan from 2006 until 2008, then the Regional Head of Cultural Programmes Sub-Saharan Africa at the Goethe-Institut South Africa and subsequently Director of the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles. She joined the Stiftung Humboldt Forum in May 2023.