This is a distillation of an entire series of very short independently recorded pieces down to ten that are organized as a film designed to push the tensile strength of a structure that can exist simultaneously as a whole work yet retain the individual qualities of each piece. TENSILE is both a deeply personal film and a coolly distant observation of ordinary, everyday landscapes and objects in San Francisco. Color and rhythms created by varying intensities of exposure are used to give this silent film a visual musicality.

Exhibition: SF Cinematheque; X-Films Chicago.