Antonis Kentonis is a transdisciplinary visual artist, art historian and collector, born and raised on the island of Cyprus. From a young age, Kentonis developed a deep fascination with history and culture, which fueled his passion for collecting objects that hold both material and narrative significance. This led him to establish the Kentoni Collection in collaboration with Gabriel Roberto Greer, making their research and the collected artefacts publicly accessible via a website. His research interests and inspiration for his creative work explore themes of historic trade, intersectionality, cultural erasure and cultural exchange. With focus on Byzantine, Islamic, and Japanese art. After his studies in Fine Art Painting from University of the Arts London, Camberwell, he is completing a master's in art history and Archeology at School of Oriental and African Studies.

Morgane Taillefesse-Barbosa is an anthropologist, art historian and aspiring curator born and raised in France. After studying anthropology and religion at the University of Aberdeen, she was awarded the 2023 Student Essay Prize by the Royal Anthropological Institute for her work rethinking the religious and the secular in Japan. She then pursued a Master’s degree in art history and museology at SOAS University of London, specialising in Japanese art, crafts, and traditions, with a focus on kimono and textile techniques. Her fascination with provenance research inspired her to explore the concepts of entanglement, material agency, and identity in a publication about the recent repatriation and re-socialisation of Okinawan artefacts.