Sebastian Magnani’s Daily Bat – Wild Spirits (2022, C-Print) stages an unexpected encounter between myth and nature, transforming a familiar superhero into a poetic silhouette. Against the backdrop of a glowing orange sunset, Batman faces a horse on the shoreline, their figures mirrored in the shimmering wet sand. The composition, rendered entirely in shadow, strips away detail and spectacle, reducing the scene to pure gesture and atmosphere.

Here, Batman—ordinarily cast as an urban vigilante—becomes a solitary wanderer, humbled before the elemental force of the animal and the expanse of the sea. The horse, symbol of freedom and untamed energy, stands in quiet contrast to the figure of the caped crusader, whose myth is rooted in order, discipline, and human invention. Magnani’s staging creates a dialogue of opposites: civilization and wilderness, control and release, power and vulnerability.

Part of the acclaimed Daily Bat series, Wild Spirits distills Magnani’s approach of placing pop-cultural archetypes into incongruous, dreamlike environments. In doing so, he disrupts the narratives we attach to superheroes and opens space for new interpretations—inviting viewers to see Batman less as an icon of fear and control and more as a fellow traveler in the vast theatre of the natural world.