Walter returns

Walter reappeared in the tank. As there were no signs of a forced entry, we presume he never left. We also discovered a new clutch of eggs so it seems Walter had tucked himself away to give birth. Maybe the labour was induced by the excitement of the Russian TV crew? Walter is alive and [...]

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Walter & the Cucumber

After spending a day filming with Russian NTV presenter Evgeny Ksenzenko on 4th September 2008 we took a quick roll call of the snails before heading home. Counting only seven of the eight agents we checked them off by their ID number. Agent 011 aka Walter was nowhere to be found. Recently the snails had [...]

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Tunnelling

It’s hot in our office on the fourth floor at Bournemouth University. Concerned with the wellbeing of the snails we decided to relocate them to our home in the forest. Since the move we have noticed a clear increase in performance. The change also triggered new and fascinating behaviour. One day three snails vanished. A [...]

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Snails in Slow Art Exhibition

RealSnailMail was premiered at SIGGRAPH2008 in the Slow Art Exhibition, Hybrid Section at the Los Angeles Conventions Center (11th-15th August 2008). Alongside artworks by Dennis de Bel (Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam), JooYoun Paek (Eyebeam Resident NY), Jason Freeman (Georgia Institute of Technology), Armella Leung (Art and Technology of Images-Université de Paris), Anab Jain & [...]

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