the new 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster is here: Hechizo de luna gaditana, the artwork that captivated the city.
What is the name of the new 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster?
🎨 Hechizo de luna gaditana: the image that will announce Carnival 2024
The 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster now has a name and an author. The work titled ‘Hechizo de luna gaditana’, by artist Carlos Ibáñez de Prado, was the winner of the competition organised by the Municipal Delegation for Festivals and Carnival of the Cádiz City Council to announce the next edition of the city’s most international festival.
The 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster was unveiled at an event held at Cádiz City Hall, where the Deputy Mayor for Festivals and Carnival, Beatriz Gandullo, together with the Deputy Mayor for Culture, Maite González, officially presented the image that will be the visual ambassador of the 2024 Cádiz Carnival.
A detail that makes this work special is that it was the most voted for by citizens among the four finalist posters, surpassing three other high‑quality proposals.
Who is the author of the 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster?
🖌️ The artist: Carlos Ibáñez de Prado, a lover of Cádiz
The author of The 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster, Carlos Ibáñez de Prado, holds a degree in Art History from the University of the Basque Country and has a master’s degree in Design and Advertising Creativity. His extensive experience in the world of design and imagery has led him to collaborate with different agencies and studios, winning several awards throughout his career.
Although Ibáñez de Prado is from Barakaldo (Biscay) and currently lives in Valladolid, his connection with Cádiz was born from a personal experience that marked his life. The 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster, in his own words, is an allegory of the experience he lived on the night of 18 February 2023 when he visited the city with his partner during Carnival.
We arrived late at night and from the very first moment we were bewitched by the atmosphere in every corner of the city, the music, the chirigotas, the costumes, the choirs in Plaza Mina, the hospitality and the joy of the sound of the whistles, all with the moon as a witness, made us fall head over heels in love with the Cádiz Carnival.
🗳️A participatory competition: citizens choose the 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster
The selection process for The 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster was an example of citizen participation. The jury, chaired by Beatriz Gandullo, made an initial selection from the 45 proposals submitted and selected four finalist works.
Hechizo de luna gaditana
Matrona del Carnaval
Del teatro a la calle y de la calle al mundo
Cádiz huele a Carnaval
During the voting period, 541 votes were registered. Citizens could select up to three works and give them a score of 3, 2 and 1 point according to their preference. With 956 points, ‘Hechizo de luna gaditana’ clearly won, demonstrating popular support for Ibáñez de Prado’s work.
🌙 What the 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster represents: a love story with the festival
The 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster is not just a promotional image; it is the visual testimony of a love story with the city. The work reflects the gaze of a visitor who, without being from Cádiz, was captivated by the magic of the Cádiz Carnival. The moon, a central element of the title and composition, acts as a silent witness to that magical night where the music, costumes, chirigotas and the hospitality of the people created an unforgettable spell.
Beatriz Gandullo highlighted the quality of the work and the story behind it: “The author told me that the poster is an allegory of the Carnival he had experienced with his partner when he visited our city. Specifically, he spoke of an encounter with Cádiz on a Carnival night. There could not be a more beautiful story behind it.”
🆚 Differences between the 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster and the 2023 Poster
Although a detailed description of the 2023 Poster was not found in the search results, the selection process and the style of The 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster mark significant differences:
- Participatory process: In 2024, the poster was chosen by popular vote among four finalists, whereas in 2023 the process may have been different (though not specified in the sources consulted).
- Style and concept: ‘Hechizo de luna gaditana’ opts for a dreamlike, allegorical and deeply emotional image, inspired by a visitor’s personal experience, while posters from previous years tend to focus on more traditional elements of Carnival.
- Origin of the author: For the first time in recent years, the winning poster is by a non‑Cádiz author, which adds a special symbolic value: the gaze of someone who discovers Cádiz and falls in love with its festival.
🏛️ What the 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster means for the city
The 2024 Cádiz Carnival Poster represents for the city:
- The consolidation of citizen participation as a fundamental pillar of the competition, with 541 votes cast by the people of Cádiz.
- The capacity of the Cádiz Carnival to captivate those who discover it, even from outside the city, as demonstrated by the story of its author.
- A message of hospitality: Cádiz opens its doors and its festival to everyone, and the poster reflects this welcoming vocation.
- The start of the countdown to Carnival 2024, which will be held from 8 to 18 February.
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