https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/remembrance-day-2018-stunning-images-show-sand-portraits-of-casualties-who-fought-in-world-war-one-a3986991.html
32 beaches around Britain had sand portraits of World War One soldiers to commemorate 100 years since the end of the war on 11/11/2018.
'Pages of the sea' was a project organised by Danny Boyle and groups of people gathered on Sunday morning to create an image of a different person who fought in the war. The portraits included Second Lieutenant Walter Tull who was the first black officer in the British army, and Imperial Military Nurse Rachel Ferguson.
Danny Boyle said he wanted to provide a community-based opportunity to commemorate armistice day. He said the beaches are, "amazing democratic places, everybody is equal so we wanted to create an artwork."
"When the tide goes out the volunteers come together and make an imprint like a photograph of the people who served. Then we'll stand back as the tide returns and it will wash these faces away for the last time. Let's fill the beaches around the UK and stand together. It would be a final goodbye, a final salute to those who gave their lives"
What's happening in the picture?
What is it for?
explain the story
- What is armistice day?
- Why do people wear poppies?
- Why do we say we should never forget those who died in the war?
- Why do we hold a silence at 11:00 every year on armistice day?
- Why do you think Danny Boyle included a black soldier and women in the list of portraits?
- Danny says he wanted to use beaches because they are "democratic places" and "everybody is equal" what does he mean?
- What is symbolic about the tide coming in and washing away the faces?
- How do you think the people in the communities felt as they came together and made the portraits?
- The portraits are now washed away, but what do you think their impact has been?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
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