Born in 1973 in Damascus, Syria. Currently lives and works in Damascus and London.

Hrair Sarkissian was born and raised in Damascus, Syria, and received his foundational training at his father's photographic studio. He also assisted several European photographers, who introduced him to contemporary photography. Recent exhibitions include group shows at the Mori Art Museum, in Tokyo, Tate Modern in London, Darat al Funun in Amman, 10th Sharjah Biennial (all 2011), 11th Istanbul Biennial (2009), and solo outings at SALT Galata in Istanbul and Kalfayan Galleries in Athens (2010-2008). His work has also been published in Metropolis M (Nat Muller, 2011), Bidoun (Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, 2010), the book Contemporary Art in the Middle East (ed. Paul Sloman, London, 2009) and Camera Austria (Sönke Gau, 2008).

Born in 1976 in Gunma, Japan. Currently lives and works in Yokohama.

Koizumi Meiro studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design, London (1999-2002) and Rijksakademie van beeldend kunsten, Amsterdam (2005-2006). His previous solo exhibitions include “Stories of a Beautiful Country” at CAB, Burgos, Spain (2012) and “MAM Project 009: Meiro Koizumi” at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2009). He has participated in numerous group shows including “Invisible Memories” at the Hara Museum, Tokyo (2011), Liverpool Biennial (2010), Media City Seoul (2010), and Aichi Triennale, Nagoya (2010). His solo exhibition in the Projects Series at MoMA, New York is scheduled to open in January 2013.