Lonesome George
Found microplastic and marine debris, nylon stocking, glue, acrylic paint, sand sifter
"Lonesome George" was the name given to the very last Pinta Island Tortoise on earth.
![The last of his kind, Lonesome George died on June 24, 2012 in his pen at a research facility. His species was declared offically extinct that same day.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595836f32e69cf918e981005/1498955575986-ZWL27NEEA36M4OSXV2QV/IMG_5204.jpg)
The last of his kind, Lonesome George died on June 24, 2012 in his pen at a research facility. His species was declared offically extinct that same day.
![His exact age isn't known, but Lonesome George was estimated to be well over 100 when he died.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595836f32e69cf918e981005/1498955575865-VZBB456WKRGI6OIMUMOK/IMG_5203.jpg)
His exact age isn't known, but Lonesome George was estimated to be well over 100 when he died.
This found object “Habitat” includes a Sand Sifter (used by Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii to remove micro plastics from beach sand).
![Ironically, the sand sifter appears to be a cage or a trap looming over this setting...](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595836f32e69cf918e981005/1498955592124-NXC4CASA91AA7ZJTMWB8/IMG_5234.jpg)
Ironically, the sand sifter appears to be a cage or a trap looming over this setting...
Invoking the human-made cage of plastics that has become unavoidable even on the most remote, otherwise pristine coastlines.
Tucked into the sandsifter/"trap" are three Polaroid pictures (a work entitled "Finite Frames III") of the tortoise sculpture on the beach.
![Polaroid fixes.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595836f32e69cf918e981005/1503041798037-VCW05E1F8986VG7MQ8MT/Polaroid+fixes.jpg)
![IMG_5028.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595836f32e69cf918e981005/1503041869347-MUCRZZD2WBKCYGSO4TWM/IMG_5028.jpg)
![IMG_5019.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595836f32e69cf918e981005/1503041889011-NLW4TVMCWQKB7Z0OYJRH/IMG_5019.jpg)
![IMG_5025.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595836f32e69cf918e981005/1503041901909-72ATBMK9CIC9ZF9XWFPS/IMG_5025.jpg)