What happens when the blue glow of a smartphone screen takes center stage in a painting? In this episode, we dive into Sally J. Han’s A Call—a strikingly modern take on solitude, tradition, and technology. From the dramatic light of Caravaggio to the cold illumination of our screens, we explore how light shapes meaning in art. Why does a smartphone’s glow feel so eerie? And what did people hold as closely as we hold our phones today? 

Take a look at A Call and read an interview with the artist here: https://artaufeminin.fr/articles/ten-questions-to-sallyjhan-painter/

Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/onemanmuseum

Sounds used:

Rain on Windows, Interior, A.wav by InspectorJ -- https://freesound.org/s/346642/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 

Phone call outgoing by elliott.klein -- https://freesound.org/s/591163/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Moving Light.mp3 by jamalboi101 -- https://freesound.org/s/86310/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Cinema_screen.wav by jcmunera1 -- https://freesound.org/s/559247/ -- License: Creative Commons 0