L'Escargot d'Hotteterre Sculpture 12 × 3 × 12

12 × 3 × 12 cm | 5 × 1 × 5 in

A mechanical head of complex construction

13 × 8 × 5 cm | 5 × 3 × 2 in

• Ceramic

the child's sweetness remains intact

L'Escargot d'Hotteterre Sculpture 12 × 3 × 12This 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