Read an interview with Raha Raissnia - she is performing with Panagiotis Mavridis this Saturday at The Drawing Center during the Basement Performances, curated by John Zorn Amber Moyles (Curatorial Assistant): Could you describe the term expanded cinema and the meaning of this term for your work? Raha Raissnia: I see expanded cinema as a live event in which the artist engages in creating cinematic works in the presence of the audience. It is,, we could say, a dense exploration of light as it manipulates cinema's structural elements with regards to space, time, projectors, and screens. My own work with expanded cinema is layered and permutational. It incorporates other areas of my practice, which are painting and drawing. I makes use of both old and new technologies, and I rely heavily on what my hands can achieve. For the full interview, please go to drawingcenter.org and click on the lower left circle. #RahaRaissnia #interview #expandedcinema #BasementPerformances