The Danger Tree: Interactive art to mark Somme centenary

30 June 2016

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, 30-year-old artist Scarlett Raven is launching an ambitious and groundbreaking visual arts experience, The Danger Tree.

Raven is the first oil painter to work in the world of augmented reality: using a smartphone app, visitors to her Greenwich exhibition can reveal the creative journey behind each artwork with animation, music and poetry, read by actors including Sean Bean and Vicky McClure, superimposed on the artworks. We're presenting three examples of Raven's multi-layered, experiential art below ahead of the show's launch.

How it works: For the full experience, download the free Blippar app on your smartphone, open it up and point your camera at the square paintings below to view the multimedia content. If you're already reading this on your smartphone, you can also play back the extra material using the video player below each artwork.

Scarlett Raven: The Danger Tree runs from 1-31 July 2016 at New Capital Quay, London SE10.

Scarlett Raven (www.scarlettraven.com)
Washington Green (www.washingtongreen.co.uk)
Battle of the Somme 100 | BBC One

Raven became one of the youngest painters ever to hold a solo exhibition at London's prestigious Cork Street Gallery, as a second-year student at Central St Martins in 2009.

Her solo exhibition The Eleventh Hour, at Castle Galleries, Bruton Street, in 2014 was a collaboration with The Royal British Legion, commemorating the centenary of WW1 and emphasised the importance of remembrance and the enduring symbolism of the poppy.