Jasmine Soliman
Diverse collection building, management, and navigation through workflow, critical cataloguing, instinctual searches, active inclusion and accessibility in all forms.
I lead on archival and art collection building, management and accessibility, with expertise in all elements of pre- and post-acquisition work including appraisal, collections storage and access, the vocabulary of description, user experience, and community outreach.
I have been privileged to work on collections projects in the UK, UAE, Egypt, and Jordan, and on remote, collaborative projects with collections in the USA, Kuwait, and Syria. My archives work began in 2013 at the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) Cairo Photo Archive and continued when I joined NYU Abu Dhabi's Akkasah: Photography Archive in 2016 - becoming chief archivist for both Akkasah and the Arab Art Archive at al Mawrid: Arab Center for the Study of Art, working on over 48 collections. I now lead the development, care, and interpretation of Artworks and Special Collections at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.
I am the Founder of RepCinema.com which highlights repertory cinema screenings in the UAE and London, and a Co-Founder of Collected Histories, a project fostering discussion of personal documentation and archiving though film screenings and workshops.
I am neurodivergent, this is something that informs my work, particularly in-terms of subject headings as 'pathways to data' and website user experience. I endeavor to create collections that are inclusive and accessible to all in their design and function, and considerate of socioeconomic status and physical ability.
