Red-footed tortoise
(Geochelone carbonaria)

The diameter of the turtleshell is
± 30 cm.

2002

3 weeks for a series of 7 turtles

The turtle models are going to be used as a part of a installation. The shell is made of a hard resin and the rest of the turtle is made of a semi-flexible resin so the position can be altered some time after the turtles are cast.

Book; Turtles and tortoises, John Lehrer and the model was made on the basis of a cast of a real turtle.