ELBA: Two people born on the same small island, separated by a world war, and finally ending up together in a new world.

Gioseph Louis, a visual artist and writer, delves into the complex relationship between memory, heritage, and the immigrant experience in his book, Elba. Drawing from six decades of stories shared by his parents, Louis recounts their remarkable journey. Gioseph Louis approaches writing as an extension of his visual art practice, viewing it as a form of conceptual art that illustrates settings, evokes emotions, and presents multiple perspectives within the reader's imagination. He maintains ...