Bronze sculpture "Akhatinskaya Snail," cast in bronze. Author: sculptor Kirill Rakhmatullin. Russia, 21st century.

A snail is a mollusk that people have endowed with a large number of symbols since ancient times. So in Italy and several other regions of Europe, the snail shell is a symbol of frozen time, and the spiral of the shell symbolizes infinity. Snails also have a well-understood and coveted symbol of well-being. It is believed that a snail entering a house will bring him wealth and prosperity. It is no coincidence that many houses in Italy were decorated with figurines and bas-reliefs of snails. For a sculptor, this object is very interesting, the motionless shell, which looks more like a stone, and the mobile, as if fluid, body of the snail itself, give many reasons for observation, reflection, and creativity.