These works were inspired by the de-extinction project currently underway with Australian and American scientists in their attempt to reverse the human-induced eradication of the Thylacine. What seems like an unrealistic concept, the project has successfully extracted DNA from a 108 year old specimen preserved at the Victorian Museum, and are ‘well on the way to de-extinction.’
The program, as it progresses over the next ten years, will involve the use of a ‘mouse-like’ surrogate, a fat-tailed Dunnart, the Thylacines’ closest living relative.
One can only wonder with fascination at the scientific possibilities… and the effect our human capabilities may have on the natural world.
