Waiting for Bigfoot is a synthesis of Miller's own investigations into her working class American background combined with her highbred arts education. She has been influenced by the philosophical concerns of the land artists, the psychological implications of surveillance technology, and the questions raised by Allan Kaprow's inquiry into art and life. Her campsite will be equipped with the same cameras used by internet-based game hunting websites. Loren Coleman, renowned cryptozoologist and author, is advising Miller on the Jane Goodall approach to searching for Bigfoot.

Jill Miller received a BA in English literature (High Honors) from the University of California, Berkeley and an MFA in Fine Art at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she studied with John Baldessari, Mary Kelly, and Paul McCarthy. She is currently a Visiting Artist at the San Francisco Art Institute in California. Waiting for Bigfoot is generously supported by Norwich Gallery, Arts Council England, and cryptozoologist Loren Coleman.