An arts exhibition inspired by the First World War is set to feature at the Pier Head Village this summer.
Scarlett Raven and Marc Marot’s latest exhibition ‘The Danger Tree’ will take visitors back in time to World War One through poetry and augmented reality.
Stories of the soldiers who both fought and fell during The Great War between 1914 and 1918 will be told through the exhibition.
The Pier Head Village will take over the Liverpool waterfront from June 30 with music, entertainment and a modern visual experience produced by Firebrand.
Returning after a successful debut last year, the festival also sees the return of The Danger Tree, bringing with it ‘The First & The Last Leg’ painting, inspired by the RMS Lusitania.
British actors will read out poems on an interactive device given at the beginning of the exhibition, including Sean Bean, Christopher Eccleston and Stephen Graham.
Martin O’Shea, managing director of the Pier Head Village, said: “The Danger Tree is simply breathtaking.
“Pier Head Village is all about celebrating culture and people’s memories and this exhibition really speaks to the heart.
“Each piece is so intricate and the use of this latest technology is just fascinating. By featuring the exhibition for the whole summer we hope that so many more people can come to experience work of Marc Marot and Scarlett Raven.
“The collection was originally launched, to great acclaim, with a month-long exhibition in London in July 2016.
“After which the exhibition was relocated to Liverpool’s Martin Luther King Jnr Building at Albert Dock back in November 2016. These first two exhibitions attracted over 10,000 visitors.
“Being part of Pier Head Village’s summer-long programme will give visitors the greatest chance to experience this revolutionary experience.”
In-keeping with the World War One theme, the exhibition has been designed as a bombed out gallery on the French and Belgium border back in 1916.
As many as 270 artists have submitted over 1,000 pieces of artwork to be put in the gallery and that’s been since cut down to 100.
The festival will run for just under three months, beginning on June 30 and concluding on September 10.
For more information, visit pierheadvillageliverpool.com.