TERRE DES FEMMES
BRUISE AUTOMAT
STUNT & DIGITAL INNOVATION
INTRO
BRUISE AUTOMAT
THE PHOTO BOOTH AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CONCEPT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS 1 IN 4 WOMEN IN GERMANY.
That is a shocking number, especially for one of the world's most progressive societies, right at the heart of Europe.
Unfortunately, people don't pay much attention to statistics, because they feel like something that only happens to others.
So we decided to show this in a way that everyone could relate to, with a little help from a Berlin icon: the “photo automat”.
DATA
MAKING THE NUMBERS
A REALITY.
Using OpenFace facial recognition software, we created an algorithm that was fed with 1000 photos, so it could learn to identify women's faces. This was, obviously, before AI came to town.
Afterwards, the software applied bruises to one of the four photos before printing, turning a reality that is so often ignored into a palpable, personalized and impactful message that no one could look away from.
In case you're interested on the nerdy details of how we brought this to life, read our interview with FWA here.

FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE WAS TRAINED TO IDENTIFY WOMEN'S FACES

THE SOFTWARE APPLIED BRUISES TO 1 IN 4 PICTURES
LAUNCH FILM
CASE FILM & BOARD

CREDITS
Year: 2017
Role: Creative Team
Client: Terre des Femmes
Agency: DDB Berlin
Managing Creative Director: Myles Lord
Executive Creative Director: Gabriel Mattar
Creative Director: Ricardo Wolff
Senior Art Director: Jose Gomes
Senior Copywriter: Pedro Lourenço
Account Team: Andrea Razeto, Ben Maass-Stalp, Larissa Braun, Sanja Colli, Tim Jüngling
Production Company: Polyxo Studios
Videographer: Zhong To / CuBird
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