L'Escargot d'Hotteterre Sculpture A mechanical head of complex

A mechanical head of complex construction

• Ceramic

the child's sweetness remains intact

13 × 8 × 5 cm | 5 × 3 × 2 in

The piece evokes a world where spirituality and technology not only coexist but intertwine

L'Escargot d'Hotteterre Sculpture A mechanical head of complexThis 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