Vincenzo Notaro was born on 11 March 1979 in Naples, where he spent his childhood as a scugnizzo (Neapolitan urchin). In the mid-90s he moved to Latina (Lazio region), where his carefree nature gave way to an increasingly muddy and marshy - almost stagnant - character. When he was 19, he tried to disentangle himself from Latina's quicksand by moving to Bologna

Enzo Paulinich was born in Rovigo (Veneto region) to an Istrian father and a Tuscan mother. The new-born baby arrived in Latina (Lazio region) with his swaddling-bands still damp because of flooding.  Ever since he was a little boy, he has shown an inclination towards figurative art and mathematics.