Pages of the Sea
Date: 11 November 2018
Danny Boyle’s Pages of the Sea was realised by a community team who made a large-scale sand portrait of a local soldier, at Scapa Beach, in order for it to be washed away by the incoming tide, as part of the World War One 100th Anniversary of Armistice.
“The community was invited to explore an online gallery of World War One casualties in order to choose someone to say a personal goodbye to.” - 14-18 NOW.
Scottish poet Carol Ann Duffy was commissioned to write a new poem to be read by individuals, families and communities as they gathered on 11 November.
The work was commissioned and produced by 14-18 NOW in collaboration with the UK’s programme for the First World War centenary and delivered by National Theatre of Scotland in partnership with Orkney Islands Council as part of the World War One Commemorations budget. It was supported by The National Lottery and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
- Summary:
Danny Boyle’s Pages of the Sea was realised by a community team who made a large-scale sand portrait of a local soldier, at Scapa Beach, in order for it to be washed away by the incoming tide, as part of the World War One 100th Anniversary of Armistice.
“The community was invited to explore an online gallery of World War One casualties in order to choose someone to say a personal goodbye to.” - 14-18 NOW.
