That “camp” Jesus poster follows a long tradition of design scandals

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That “camp” Jesus poster follows a long tradition of design scandals

In Seville, in the south of Spain, Easter is one of the most important festivals of the year. Semana Santa in the Andalusian capital sees processions carrying religious imagery snake their way from churches to the city’s cathedral, in some cases through the night.

This year, there’s a design scandal, with some decrying the illustration that’s being used to promote the festival. But the city has witnessed bigger poster design controversies in the past (see article on poster designs for inspiration for your own work).

A poster promoting Semana Santa in Seville

(Image credit: Semana Santa de Sevilla)

Illustrated by Seville artist Salustiano Garcia, the 2024 Semana Santa poster shows a resuscitated Jesus with a beard and long hair. All fairly traditional, but Christ’s soft features and the fact that the lower half of his body is barely covered has led the conservative Catholic lobby group IPSE to declare the poster “shameful” and “camp”. Javier Navarro, the local leader of the far-right Vox party, described it as intentionally provocative.


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