Batman—armored, stoic, and unmistakably iconic—sits in a modest upholstered chair, casually holding a bright red rotary phone to his ear. Across from him, the phone’s twin rests on a small marble table, its cord stretching between them like a lifeline or a punchline.

The tension between the familiar and the absurd is central to Magnani’s composition. The emerald-green brick wall, illuminated by a sharp wedge of light, creates a stage-like environment, while the deep crimson geometric carpet grounds the scene in a bold, graphic rhythm. Within this dramatically lit space, the superhero appears disarmingly human: waiting, listening, or perhaps making an impossible call.

Magnani repositions a mythic figure in a moment of stillness and vulnerability, transforming the Dark Knight into a symbol of connection—or its longing. Calling the World is a portrait that feels both playful and poignant, offering a glimpse into Magnani’s ongoing fascination with the gap between persona and reality, spectacle and solitude.