Slowly But Surely

Over 200 snails were photographed every 5 seconds for three days and three nights, resulting in over 35,000 photos. Claire and I later wove these thousands of images together into a stop-animation film showing the snails nibbling away at the reef, ultimately destroying it.

By Clare James. 2020
Watercolour painting nibbled by 200 snails.
Animation film
Photographed and animated by Brett Brogan