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In this imagined world, turtles are no longer born carrying the shells they once had.
Long ago, human wars spread across both land and sea. Chemical pollution and destruction altered the forms of countless living creatures, and turtles were among those who suffered the most. Over generations, mutations began to appear, and some turtles started to lose the protective shells that had once symbolized their species.
To survive, they searched for substitutes. Scattered across abandoned battlefields were countless helmets once worn by soldiers. The turtles began placing them on their backs, using them as new shells.
They do not know which armies these helmets once belonged to. They do not understand nations, ideologies, or war. To them, a helmet is simply something that fits their body—something that protects them.
Sometimes two turtles walk side by side. One carries an American helmet, the other a German one. In the human world, these helmets once symbolized enemies.
But the turtles do not know that.
Many of these helmets still bear faint writings—words left behind by the soldiers who once wore them.
“home is the goal.”
“War is hell.”
“Don’t follow me, I’m lost.”
The turtles cannot read these words. Yet they quietly carry them across time.
Years pass. The helmets rust, moss grows over them, and coral begins to form.
Nature slowly tries to reclaim what war has left behind.
And yet, new helmets continue to appear in the world.
The turtles keep walking.
And on their backs, the remnants of human conflict become something else—
a fragile shelter for small lives that simply wish to survive.
🐢Story🪖
Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful place.
There, animals and plants lived in harmony.
However, human greed overflowed and eventually overtook that beautiful place.
The turtles called it 'd-day'.
In the form of radiation exposure, bombardment, and biochemical contamination.
The humans started fighting each other as if they were going to eat each other.
There was nothing visible, and they started destroying everything they saw.
The strange thing is that they only killed each other and did not eat each other.
This is how the so-called world war broke out.
How many world wars did it take?
Animals don't know that.
That was the end of it.
As a result, the plants and animals living there underwent mutations, and turtles were one of them.
The polluted air, water, and soil swelled their bodies like pufferfish, and their limbs began to twist as gas escaped like a hole.
The once sturdy shell shriveled up like a dried plum, and shrunk and shrunk until it was smaller than a raisin.
It didn't stop there, but it kept getting smaller and smaller until there was nothing left.
Keep in mind that this was still a war, and no one dared go naked on the battlefield.
The turtles needed something to wear on their backs right away.
They tried empty cans, hardcover books, tote bags, kilt bags, duffel bags, hobo bags, etc., but they were all a bit lacking. Then, when they saw the helmets covering the heads of the corpses rotting here and there, the turtles must have thought the same thing.
They must have thought it was the perfect shell.
They cut the chin strap of the helmet with their sharp mouths and put it on inside out.
It was nothing compared to a real shell, but it was still the best.
Depending on their body size, it was either too small or too big, but it was clear that they had enough helmets.
The smell of fear that I had never smelled before continued for a long time starting from ‘d-day’. Some animals and plants came running after smelling the blood and enjoyed eating the corpses, but it didn’t take long for the ground to dry up.
That’s how the time of fear lasted for a long time after ‘d-day’.
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From last year up to this year, Grayturtle pieces have traveled to about 28 countries around the world.
Each piece goes through an average of 30–40 production steps, and since just two of us are handling the entire process, we haven’t been able to take orders very often.
Even so, thanks to all of you who have cherished my work and supported me, I’ve been able to continue creating consistently.
I will keep doing my best to meet you more often with better pieces and exhibitions in the future.
My sincere gratitude goes out to everyone who loves and supports Grayturtle. 🐢🪖
Wishing you all a joyful and abundant final month of 2025💚
작년부터 올해까지, Grayturtle 작품들은 전 세계 약 28개국으로 여행을 떠났습니다.
각 작품은 평균 30~40번의 제작 공정을 거치며, 모든 과정을 저희
두 사람이 진행하다 보니 자주 주문을 받지 못했습니다.
그럼에도 불구하고 제 작품을 소중히 여겨주시고 응원해주신 여러분 덕분에 꾸준히 작업을 이어올 수 있었습니다.
앞으로도 더 좋은 작품과 전시로 여러분을 자주 찾아뵐 수 있도록 최선을 다하겠습니다.
그레이터틀을 사랑해주시고 함께해주시는 모든 분들께 진심으로 감사드립니다. 🐢🪖
2025년의 마지막 한 달, 여러분 모두 행복하고 풍요롭기를 바랍니다💚
GRAY TURTLE
Original line ‘MINI’ 1/4 (25%)
‘PRE-ORDER’
🌈“Albino”⚪️
총 5종 🐢
SULLY/GIGANTEAN/TEMMINCKII/CORAL/NIGRA
Helmet type🪖
Sully + “WW2 U.S M1 COVER“ 🪖
Gigantean + WW1 PICKELHAUBE VER.🪖
Temminckii + 龜甲龍 & BIRCH VER.🪖🌱
Coral + “Flowers Blooming on Scars” 🪖🪸
Nigra + WW2 German “M35 Goggles”🪖
5월 4일 월요일부터 5월10일 일요일까지,
홈페이지를 통해 일주일간 프리오더를 진행합니다.
From Monday, May 4 to Sunday, May 10,
a one-week pre-order will be available through our website.
🇰🇷국내
프로필 상단의 외부링크 - 그레이터틀 홈페이지에서
예약가능합니다.
🌏Overseas
External link at the top of ‘Gray turtle’ Instagram profile - Homepage (Overseas)
*수작업으로 진행되므로 주문이 많을 경우 조기 마감될 수 있습니다.
*Since it is handmade, if there are a lot of orders, it may close early.
*제작기간은 3달 소요됩니다.
*Production time takes 3 months.
2026년 8월 10일 발송예정
Scheduled for shipment on August 10, 2026.
홈페이지 주문링크가 오픈되면 자세한 사진을 확인하실 수 있습니다.
You can check detailed photos when the homepage order link opens.
