[...] The presence of the self-portrait remains a constant in the work. We believe in the saying "paint your village and you will paint the world." We paint our humanity because it is what is within our reach and what we know best, as well as where we can transmit the greatest emotional and psychological charge. We don't paint ourselves out of an ego-driven vocation, but rather as just another material to work with. We, and our world, act as the characters in the situations and concepts we wish to express. It so happened that we practically abandoned the use of unknown models. Although it may sound like a cliché, I truly believe that everything we do has an element of self-portrait. Furthermore, using our own image as cannon fodder allows us not to point the finger at anyone.
—Mondongo, 2013