Raha Raissnia
Raha RAISSNIA (1968, Iran) is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA from Pratt Institute. She has been an Adjunct Professor of Drawing at the City College of New York and Parsons the New School of Design. Her practice encompasses painting, drawing, filmmaking and performance.
Filmography
(all short selection) Galvanoscope (2019), Mneme (2019), Mneme II (2019)
Raha Raissnia at IFFR
Galvanoscope
Using found 35mm slides depicting an abandoned mosque, Raha Raissnia’s performance considers the state of religion in contemporary society.
20'
USA
IFFR 2019
Mneme II
In a continuation of Raissnia's project on memory, hand-painted film loops and slides are projected onto a specially conceived double screen that makes the image appear sculptural.
20'
USA
IFFR 2019
Mneme
USA
IFFR 2019