HURT is an interactive website that is designed to raise awareness about the hidden devastation and family turmoil of domestic and family violence and sexual assault, confronting the shame and investigating the issues from the incomparable perspective of those involved.

Modelled like a house, the website invites viewers to explore the house from the perspective of any one of 27 characters who are linked to over 100 video clips. As you explore through the kitchen, dining, lounge, laundry, study and bedrooms different objects and pieces of furniture are linked to video clips of recreated interview of different characters re-telling their experience of domestic and family violence as it relates to that particular room and/or object.  For example, a knife in the kitchen is linked to a video of ‘Sharin’ describing an incident where her husband threatened her with a knife.

It is hoped that by presenting people with images of real people telling real stories about their experience of domestic and family violence will result in increased attention to and outrage towards this prevalent but often minimised atrocity that is perpetrated in hundreds of thousands of homes across Australia. 

Follow the link below to visit the HURT Website.