Overview

• Cathedral officials say the brightly coloured graphics are non-permanent transfers placed on pillars, walls and floors, not spray-painted graffiti.
• The Dean of Canterbury, David Monteith, defended the display as raw, disruptive and authentic, describing it as a bridge between cultures and styles.
• Some visitors have condemned the look as sacrilegious and compared parts of the interior to an underground car park in Peckham, while others praised its emotional force.
• Created by poet Alex Vellis and curator Jacquiline Creswell, the project draws on questions to God gathered from workshops with marginalised communities.
• The show is scheduled to close on 18 January, with the cathedral confirming it will be taken down before Archbishop-designate Sarah Mullally’s enthronement.