“Dolorography” was first developed as a BA thesis and subsequently continued as an MA thesis at Berne College of the Arts. It is a visual instrument which supports and facilitates speaking about the different elements of pain. It consists of a series of abstract images which deliberately avoid unambiguous semantic identification and so encourage the person who sees them to supplement them with spoken descriptions. The strength of these images which have been specially developed by the designers lies in their lack of definition. In this way they serve as a projection screen onto which patients can project their associations. Practical tests at the Berne Island Hospital have been successful in demonstrating the therapeutic usefulness of the system. It can be seen as a diagnostic option which goes beyond conventional anamnesis.