San Francisco filmmaker Konrad Steiner’s work is a rare combination of intellectual playfulness and sensual delight in the medium. Steiner’s first solo show will include 4 premieres: Fireside (1983); Notebook “Tack” (1985); LIMN IV (1988); 5 Movements for String Quartet (1989); and Midwinter Dances (1989). “This show is a selection of films made in the last several years using a variety of techniques which make them “handmade” products because they are thoroughly unscripted, and through shot and cut, more carved and chemically burned in a modern analogy to Blake’s ‘infernal method’ of etching his plates. These eye films are lyric by virtue of visceral forces, pulse and luminosity, that move one as much as personal lament, accolade or celebration. My view is that, without necessarily cheering one up, film should raise spirits and leave people more thoughtful, interested and prepared for life.” – K.S.