The Royal British Legion presents The Danger Tree by Scarlett Raven and Marc Marot.
100 YEARS OF LIBERTY
In 1916, the Irish soldier Tom Kettle penned a farewell poem to his three-year- old daughter. ‘You’ll ask why I abandoned you…my darling rosebud,’ he wrote from the trenches at the Battle of the Somme. Five days later, with the ink barely dry on his paper, he fell in one of the bloodiest battles of World War One. His story – and those of other brave soldiers – is captured in The Danger Tree. As the brainchild of painter Scarlett Raven and digital artist Marc Marot, this groundbreaking collection is a poignant exploration of the hidden tales of the Great War. Fusing traditional oil painting and augmented reality technology, The Danger Tree takes viewers on a visual journey that includes animation, film, music and poetry. After captivating audiences at exhibitions across the UK, the project has moved to the prestigious Titanic Belfast in Northern
Ireland. Here, the duo hope to honour the 210,000 Irishmen who served in the British forces during battle. Co-creator Marc says: “We are completely thrilled to be taking The Danger Tree to Titanic Belfast. The men and women of the city and Northern Ireland sacrificed so much in the Great War, and we hope that our exhibition will commemorate their sacrifice in some small way.” Behind the multi-layered pieces are stories from soldiers around the world. Narrated by actors like Sean Bean and Christopher Ecclestone, these insights into life in the trenches reveal a passion for uncovering the truth. Featuring the writings of Irishman Thomas Michael Kettle, American poet Alan Seeger and English poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, The Danger Tree explores
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