Xin Cheng is interested in everyday resourcefulness, alternative economies and non-human and human interactions within ecosystems. She studied at the University of Auckland, Elam School of Fine Arts and the Hamburg University of Fine Arts. She lives in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Eleanor Cooper is an artist and field ranger for the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Her artworks explore ecology and land use, and articulate elements of the natural environment overlooked by the Western traditions of the scenic and picturesque. She studied at Elam School of Fine Arts and lives in Tāmaki Makaurau.