ðeɪ dʒˈɔɪnd fˈoːɹsᵻz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ˌaʊɾəv ɐ dɪzˈaɪɚ baɪ bˈoʊθ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts tʊ ɛksplˈoːɹ nˈuː wˈeɪz ʌv ɛkspˈiəɹɪənsɪŋ ðə hjˈuːmən fˈɪɡjɚɹ æz ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ ˈɛntᵻɾi, ænd tə bɹˈɪŋ tə ðɪs ðɛɹ dˈɪfɹənt ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns æz pˈeɪntɚ ænd fətˈɑːɡɹəfɚ.
They joined forces in 2001 out of a desire by both artists to explore new ways of experiencing the human figure as a living entity, and to bring to this their different experience as painter and photographer.