The life of a superhero can be lonely, especially if he only measures 11-inches tall.
Rémi Noël's series of photographs featuring a tiny Batman traveling all over the American Southwest depict a more isolated side of the Dark Knight.
"My Batman series was not designed as a series initially, but it became a series over time," Noël told Mashable. He originally began taking photographs for his small publishing house, Poetry Wanted, for a series called "This is Not a Map," a collection of foldable maps for Texas, Las Vegas, Scotland and Japan. Noël's photographs depict the landscape of each location in place of an actual road map.
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Batman's journey across the Southwest, with a quick stop in New York City, depicts some iconic images of a bygone age of post-World War II America.
"This is an extremely photogenic country I find, and you can take pictures freely, which is very nice, especially when you're a little shy like me," Noël says.
America's favorite Dark Avenger travels across dusty wastelands like Jack Kerouac, stopping in plain-looking motels and run-down laundromats. One photo even shows Batman inside a can of Ranch-Style Beans with a vintage-looking label.
These quirky details combined with the barren atmosphere show a side of the superhero that fans may not have considered before — one that is a little cheeky and a little melancholy as well.
Noël likes to take the figurine with him on his trips to the U.S. in particular. "This is what is magical in the United States, I happen to come across situations I would never have [imagined]."
More of Noël's Batman series, as well as his other photographs, can be found on his website. The collection is also available for purchase on Poetry Wanted.
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