A £6,000 sculpture designed to imitate the tiny sea snail has been attacked by local residents who say it instead looks like a "giant poo emoji". People are being encouraged to visit the ...

A sculpture on the South Coast of England was intended represent a periwinkle sea snail. But some cheeky critics say it looks more like a big BM. Tina Kraus reports.

This sculpture is the talk of a town on the south coast of England. News of the new art installation has reached far and wide because of the resemblance, much to the surprise of the artist.

The sensually shaped designs reference the koru fern, a motif from McCormack’s native New Zealand, while the Haas Brothers’ oversized snail sculptures, Snails in Comparison, are a clear inspiration.