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Category
Experiential & Installations / Experiential & Immersive
Annual ID
OS23_OH004G
About the Work
Crying, anger, despair. People think they know what suicidal looks like. And in the absence of these signs, they don’t intervene.
With 125 people taking their own lives each week, long-term partners CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) and ITV (the UK’s largest commercial TV station) urgently needed to highlight the truth that suicidal doesn’t always look suicidal.
So on the happiest day of the year, we co-created The Last Photo: a hard-hitting campaign that started a vital national conversation and empowered the UK to help prevent suicide.
On Monday 20th June, we unveiled a huge installation of 50 smiling portraits on the South Bank – with no mention of CALM, ITV or suicide. Visitors saw people living what appeared to be happy lives.
On the morning of Wednesday 22 June, ITV revealed the truth of the exhibition live on This Morning (the UK's most-watched morning TV show) while CALM unveiled posters at the location alongside a national TV, Cinema, Social, Press, OOH and PR campaign.
The reveal: these are the last photos of people who died by suicide. Proof that suicidal doesn't always look suicidal.
The location was chosen to maximise both footfall and impact. Not only is the South Bank one of London’s most iconic central locations, it’s also a riverside pedestrianised space that was perfect for reflecting on the truth behind these stories.
QR codes at the exhibition drove people to a landing page featuring the full stories of those featured, recorded from interviews with their families. Subsequent pages led visitors to discover practical tools to help prevent suicide themselves.
With 125 people taking their own lives each week, long-term partners CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) and ITV (the UK’s largest commercial TV station) urgently needed to highlight the truth that suicidal doesn’t always look suicidal.
So on the happiest day of the year, we co-created The Last Photo: a hard-hitting campaign that started a vital national conversation and empowered the UK to help prevent suicide.
On Monday 20th June, we unveiled a huge installation of 50 smiling portraits on the South Bank – with no mention of CALM, ITV or suicide. Visitors saw people living what appeared to be happy lives.
On the morning of Wednesday 22 June, ITV revealed the truth of the exhibition live on This Morning (the UK's most-watched morning TV show) while CALM unveiled posters at the location alongside a national TV, Cinema, Social, Press, OOH and PR campaign.
The reveal: these are the last photos of people who died by suicide. Proof that suicidal doesn't always look suicidal.
The location was chosen to maximise both footfall and impact. Not only is the South Bank one of London’s most iconic central locations, it’s also a riverside pedestrianised space that was perfect for reflecting on the truth behind these stories.
QR codes at the exhibition drove people to a landing page featuring the full stories of those featured, recorded from interviews with their families. Subsequent pages led visitors to discover practical tools to help prevent suicide themselves.
2023 Awards
Total Points: 45
Gold Pencil
Credits
Agency
adam&eveDDB / London
Design Firm
King Henry / London
PR / Marketing Agency
Hope&Glory / London
Agency In-House Production Company
cain&abelDDB / London
Production Company
Creative Giants / Brighton
Music / Sound Production Company
Radford Music / London
Wave Studios / London
Post Production Company
Final Cut / London
Media Distribution Company
the7stars / London
Chief Creative Officer
Richard Brim
Creative Director
Andy Clough
Richard McGrann
Designer
Scott Silvey
Director
Max Fisher
Executive Creative Director
Ant Nelson
Mike Sutherland
Music Supervisor
James Radford
Producer
Amy Simmons
Account Director
Rosie Snowball
Account Executive
Freddie Reeve
Project Manager
Rasha Noronha
Account Manager
Lily Barber
Business Director
Louis Lunts
Head of Planning
Will Grundy
Joint Head of Production
Ben Sharpe
Jack Bayley
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