Ecce Homo (exhibition)

Ecce Homo (exhibition)

Ecce Homo is a controversial exhibition of 12 photographs of different biblical situations, in modern surroundings, taken by the Swedish photographer Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin. The first vernissage of the exhibition was in Stockholm, July 1998 and attracted a lot of attention. As the exhibition was shown in the cathedral of Uppsala, in September same year, it raised a national debate. The reactions was often very emotional, and both positive and negative. The photos portrayed Jesus among homosexuals, trans people, leatherpeople and people with AIDS. The exhibition toured Scandinavia and continental Europe between 1998 and 2004. Ecce Homo exhibition opened on 3 October 2007 in Belgrade, Serbia. Belgrade is the only city in Eastern Europe in which exhibition Ecce Homo by Swedish photographer Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin was shown. But due to strong opposition from the Serbian Orthodox Church and far right organizations it was guarded by large number of riot police.