Snail

   Snail steampunk sculpture. I am a regular visitor of scrap metal yards. There I can find different items for my work. This time I was attracted by a turbine. First thought that came to my mind was that it could serve as a snail shell, and the body could be perfectly made of an engine cover from an old soviet motorcycle. The parts suggested an idea this must be no ordinary snail, but rather a snail-racer. I even had to install a speedometer and a ringleted metal trumpet issuing an audio signal. I made the head of the snail from two hookah sets. In general, I’ve made a very slowly hurrying racer. Snail steampunk sculpture a witty fusion of mechanics and imagination.

Materials:

Shell – a car turbine, a teapot, parts of a lamp

Body – a motorcycle engine cover

The head – hookah metal part

The wheel protection – from a children’s scooter

Dimensions: 35x45x34 cm

Weight: 5kg

Year: 2018

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snail steampunk sculpture from scrap metal

Snail steampunk sculpture from metal

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 snail steampunk sculpture from found objects

sculpture from scrap metal

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