Vitaly Zamler was born in Russia and educated in Poland and Belgium. He holds a Master’s in Urban Studies from VUB/ULB, a degree that informs the duo’s focus on the intersection of space, society, and history.
Tis Zamler-Carhart is a multidisciplinary artist, author, and academic with over two decades of experience. Born in France and educated in the U.S. and the Netherlands, Tis has a diverse professional history ranging from corporate law to founding the medieval music program at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. They have taught at the New School and Parsons School of Design and are a published author and accomplished composer and singer.

The duo’s primary medium is photography, treated as a tactile and sculptural art form. By incorporating physical and digital interventions, their work often extends into the realms of textile art, assemblage, and scenography. Their creative process is a form of "sense-making through play," seeking to find poetic sublimation within the debris of industrial consumerism and inviting the viewer into a carefully constructed mise-en-scène.

Their artistic output is deeply rooted in formal archaeological research. Their collaborative work began in Rwanda with a study of rural households and has since expanded to investigate abandoned homes in Poland. Their academic contributions include forthcoming chapters with Bloomsbury (London) and Springer (Berlin), focusing on household archaeology and the archaeology of oppression.

Tis & Vitaly’s work has been featured in solo exhibitions at the Kigali Centre for Photography (Rwanda), the National Museum of Unity (Nigeria), and Galerie Mhaata (Brussels). Their work is held in the permanent collection of the Textile Museum in Kamienna Góra, Poland, as well as in private collections across Europe, Africa, and North America.