Exhibition
Coming Out of the Fog
Organised by POCKO
Pocko Social is proud to announce, Coming Out of the Fog, a forthcoming exhibition of Zoe Lowdermilk-Oppenheim to showcase the creative and visual communication designer’s debut publication and ongoing project under the same name.
Coming Out of the Fog documents the lives of eight women adopted from China and raised in the United Kingdom. Narrated from the adoptee perspective, the project consists of a series of portraits, interviews and archival photographs exploring the individual stories of these women.
Due to the One-Child Policy in place between 1980 to 2015, Coming Out of the Fog also interrogates the adoption journey within China, particularly for baby girls who have suffered a higher risk of abandonment due to societal pressures favouring sons over daughters.
Feeling an urge to investigate her own adoption experience which triggered the project, Zoe’s aim is to create a platform for Chinese/British adoptees to have their voices heard while creating a safe space for non-adoptees to learn without judgement. Started during her final year at London College of Fashion and in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Zoe’s solo exhibition with Pocko Social will feature photography alongside direct quotes from the subjects, wall maps and copies of the publication available to purchase at the gallery.
Coming Out of the Fog has free entry and will run from 30th September to 18th October, 9.30 – 18:30 Monday to Friday. We invite you to join us at the private view on Wednesday 29th September 2021 18.30 – 21.00pm to celebrate the launch of the show, and Pocko Gallery’s first exhibition since the pandemic.