The code endures: remnant of a lost species, 2025

This piece represents the vanished genetic legacy of the Tasmanian tiger (thylacinus cynocephalus); the unique predatory marsupial hunted to extinction by 1936. Through a deliberate and ruminating process of hand stitching DNA code line by line, the genetic story of the extinct animal is honored. Painstakingly accurate translation of the genetic data into a color-coded system executed through the repetitive motion of hand sewing is intended to serve as a vigil for the lost creature. The tiger’s distinctive stripe pattern is resurrected in genetic code, and reminds us of the hunter’s trophy.