This mechanical snail, with its red shell and articulated body, is a sculptural reinterpretation of the famous mechanical snails designed by Hotteterre, a character born from the imagination of Francesc Grimalt.  It is an impossible, solemn creature whose slow movement seems to carry fragments of the past and a quiet promise of endurance.

Sculpture modeled in clay, carved plaster, and repurposed objects; reproduced in resin. Painted with shellac, chalk paint, acrylics, and varnish.

7 x 17 x 7 cm | 3 x 7 x 3 in