Out of Hollow Water

Out of Hollow Water, the debut book by Anna Bongiovanni, is an exercise in the fantastical and intensely personal, plumbing hidden depths both real and imagined. It is a work that wanders into the dark recesses of the female experience, where the only escape is through cathartic release, taking myriad forms.

This book draws and expands upon themes Bongiovanni has cultivated in past works such as The Offering and The Pure Bones, while signaling a shift in presentation. Moving from the rough, scratchy inked pages of her minicomics to the hazy imperfection of pencil on vellum, Bongiovanni has constructed a space befitting her oblique narratives. This triptych of stories showcases a stark, emergent voice in the ever growing world of comics, one worth following down whatever path she might take you.