Amira Solh is an urban planner based in Beirut, Lebanon. She studied Sociology at the American University of Beirut before earning a Masters of Regional Planning from Cornell University. Amira Solh began her career in rural development planning in various Arab countries and at the United Nations Development Program. She headed the Urban Planning Department at Solidere, the Lebanese company for the Development and Reconstruction of the Beirut Central District, until 2018. She is a founding Board Member of the Arab Center for Architecture in Beirut. She was a Fellow with the New Museum’s IdeasCity program in Arles, France. Amira Solh is now a cultural heritage and urban planning consultant. She currently lives between Beirut and Barcelona.

Updated November 2020

Dorith Galuz and her husband have been collectors since the 1990s. They have built up their collection, including video and digital media, by listening to emerging creations and stablishing a dialogue with young and emerging artists. Established in the 1990s, their collection has evolved to reflect their background in psychoanalysis through an interest in human encounters, communication, and fiction, most recently within video and digital practices.

Jean Philippe Vernes is a collector, founder and organiser of “Les rencontres du Pré aux pierres”, dedicated to emerging video artists and curator of talks and performances. He is a board member of Les Amis du Palais de Tokyo (Co-chair of Prix des Amis) and a board member of Adiaf. At the same time, he is a member of the Fluxus art projects selecting committee.