This is the touching moment a hundred strangers embraced a blindfolded Aboriginal woman on the middle of a popular beach . As part of a social experiment , Western Australian teenager Jasirah Bin-Hitam headed to Cottesloe Beach in Perth blindfolded with a sign that read : ' I trust you . Do you trust me ? Let 's hug . ' The heart-warming video , uploaded yesterday by artist Peter Sharp , is intended to encourage Australian 's to be more trusting . Western Australian teenager Jasirah Bin-Hitam is seen standing in the middle of Cottesloe Beach in Perth blindfolded with the simple sign . It begins with the 17-year-old Marine Biology student opening her arms and setting up the sign . While the crowd are initially dubious , they 're soon swooping in for a warm embrace , telling Hitlam she is 'very brave ' and 'bloody amazing darling . ' After a sequence of heart-rending hugs , the video finishes with a concerning statistic from the Australian Reconiliation Barometer : . 'In 2012 , only 13 per cent of Australians said they trusted an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander . ' Ms Bin Hitam told Seven News she hopes the video , which shows several 100 strangers offer her a hug in a half an hour , can help change that statistic . 'It was really emotional for me , having random people come up and hug me , ' she said . While the crowd are initially dubious , they 're soon swooping in for a warm embrace , telling Hitlam she is 'very brave ' and 'bloody amazing darling . ' Peter Sharp , who created the video , said it is intended to change people 's conceptions about trust . Peter Sharp was propelled into the spotlight last month with a video of a spontaneous dance party on a Perth train , which garnered over 10 million views . He told Seven News the video is intended to change people 's conceptions . 'We are just human beings who want to make a difference and it can be as simple as standing there with a sign , ' he said . The video was uploaded on Thursday and has already been viewed by more than 160,000 people .
The video depicts Jasirah Bin - Hitam stand with the students on Cottesloe Beach . About 100 strangers offer the year - old student a hug in half an hour . The video is intended to encourage Australian 's to be more trusting . It was inspired by a belief that only 13 per cent of students trust Aboriginals or other indigenous Islander .