2011/01/19

Animals in Art - Daniel Ranalli - Snail Drawings



Daniel Ranalli, Spiral Start #9, 1995/2009,
From the series "Snail Drawings," Photographic diptych






Artist Statement:


This series is based on the drawings made by snails on the wet sand in the intertidal zone. They are part of an ongoing series of works involving collaboration between the snails and me. I choreograph the snails’ starting positions, and then photograph the marks they make over time.

I tend to think of the snail pieces as a metaphor for the order we establish in our lives, and how the element of chance enters in to shape the result - regardless of how much we attempt to structure it. The works are usually in time sequences of two to four images.


Artist's website: http://www.danielranalli.com








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