Artist Book Spotlight: Al Mutanabbi I, by Elsi Vassdal Ellis

War and its effects are a frequent topic for book artist Elsi Vassdal Ellis. I could never express my thoughts on such an emotional topics with the same eloquence and intelligence that Elsi manages. She is a deep thinker, a profound and prolific writer who journals regularly to cast out demons with her intense and insightful feelings.

Elsi tells us of her Al Mutanabbi project, “I have avoided revisiting Iraq for a few years now. The multi-layers of war and politics, internal and external to Iraq, created a black hole in my creative life. I needed to take a sabbatical from my attention to this war. When invited to participate in An Inventory of Al Mutanabbi Street by Beau Beausoleil, I girded up my loins, so to speak, and opened the Iraq door again.”...

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