Nina Römer (born 1978 as Nina Tangian in Moscow) studied painting at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Torsten Römer (born 1968 in Aachen) studied painting at the Kunstakademie Münster and at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Nina and Torsten both became Master Students at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Prof. A.R. Penck. In 1998, they formed the artist duo and couple Römer + Römer. They currently live and work in Berlin, Germany.