L'Escargot d'Hotteterre Sculpture The piece evokes a world

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

The museum-like pedestal emphasizes the sacred and enigmatic nature of the piece

• Ceramic

13 × 8 × 5 cm | 5 × 3 × 2 in

as if the machine had learned to pause and listen

L'Escargot d'Hotteterre Sculpture The piece evokes a worldThis 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