Our Team
Tristan Søbye Rapp —
Co-founder
I am a would-be-naturalist and might-be-scientist, currently taking a bachelor in Biology at Aarhus University, Denmark. I have long been obsessively interested in nature, past and present, alongside other, less obviously related passions, such as history, philosophy, and more.
Over the last ten years I have volunteered for international nature-organisations, written online articles, run blogs, and been a keen follower and advocate of conservation. The rewilding movement in particular lit a fire in me from a young age, and it is my hope and dream to play a part in the restoration of species lost and landscapes gone.
With The Extinctions, I hope to help explore and elucidate the past, both that we might better understand the world that was, and know the one that is.
Hodari Nundu — Palaeoartist
I am a Mexican born artist and naturalist currently trying his hand at paleoart. I have been fascinated by wildlife past and present ever since I can remember, and deeply regret that life is not long enough to learn everything there is to learn. I have volunteered in zoos and worked as an Entomology curator for a Natural History Museum.
I am happiest when chasing wildlife in its natural habitat. As such, I am deeply saddened by the ongoing biodiversity crisis, and often daydream about a wilder, more pristine world.
My gateway into prehistory as a young boy were dinosaurs, of course, but currently I am particularly fascinated by the Pleistocene epoch- a time that combines a familiar cast of charismatic creatures with a more exotic menagerie of marvels lost to extinction. It is, very much, our world, but in its richer, original state, and prime fuel for any artist’s imagination.
Through my art I hope to transmit some of my sense of wonder, and hopefully help others appreciate not just the spectacular creatures that once existed, but also the ones we risk losing today
Søren Bay Kruse Thomsen —
Co-founder
I am a well-rounded nature lover, particularly interested in Palaeontology and Conservation. Born and raised in Denmark. I spent my teenage years in Malaysia, received an undergraduate degree in Biology at Imperial College London and am currently doing a Master’s in Nature Management at the University of Copenhagen.
Megafauna especially fascinates me, where they roam there is a demonstrably huge ecological impact and yet much of the modern world has languished without them for millennia. I find myself yearning for the landscapes of the past – daydreaming about the world as seen by our distant ancestors.
I wish to understand why we lost the vast herds of megafauna – and a host of other organisms and how their loss has shaped the modern-day. My goal with The Extinctions is to explore these topics and more