BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28464@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Opening Expo: Fragments of Being DTSTAMP:20261009T224048Z DTSTART:20261105T150000Z DTEND:20261105T170000Z DESCRIPTION:What does the collage of your identity look like? Fragments of Being\, curated by\nstudent-resident Lola Abbas\, explores how young peopl e draw on cultural\ninfluences to shape and express their identities. Thei r experiments with music\,\nstyle\, and creative expression are brought to gether in this exhibition. Discover\ntheir work through sound and vision!\ n\nMusic and fashion serve as important means to express ourselves and fin d a sense\nof belonging with likeminded peers. But what does it mean to be long to a\nsubculture today\, when so much of our social and cultural life takes place\nonline? How do we adopt and rework different influences to m ake something of our\nown? And how might we consider identity formation as a process of ‘sampling’\nfragments of cultural sources – like a mosaic\, or collage of identity? Is\nsubculture\, to put it bluntly\, still alive?\ n\nAcross four interactive workshops\, participants from diverse backgroun ds\nexplored these questions through creative work\, reflecting on how the y shape and\nexpress their identities. The exhibition invites you to encou nter their\nperspectives and discover how they bring fragments of differen t cultural\ninfluences together into their own curations of self. Their wo rk as such offers\na tangible contribution to the field of subcultural you th studies\, rooted\ndirectly in young people’s own experiences and creati ve expressions.\n\n\nOPENING PROGRAMME\n\nJoin us during the opening for a panel discussion with various experts in the\nfield of subculture\, fashi on\, and identity. Together\, we will explore the\nchanging role of subcul ture in contemporary fashion and the ways we express\nbelonging through wh at we wear.\n\n16:00 - 16:15 Walk-in\n16:15 - 16:30 Introduction\n16:30 - 17:00 Panel Talk on Subcultural Affiliation and Fashion\n17:00 - 17:15 Q&A \n17:15 - 18:00 Drinks and walking through the exhibition\n\n\nPARTICIPANT S OF FRAGMENTS OF BEING\n\nAjhani Carroll\nAlexia Balaguer\nAsal Delju\nDe eya Saini\nEm Flavin\nEmma Shi\nMilan van Loc\nRupert Hess\nStijn Spel\nVa lentina Magrini\n\n\nPRACTICAL INFORMATION\n\nThis event is free of charge and open to all. We do ask you to register for the\nevent beforehand. The event takes place at VOX-POP (groundfloor)\,\nBinnengasthuisstraat 9.\n\n This event is the opening of the exhibiton Fragments of Being\, curated by \nstudent-resident Lola Abbas. The exhibition will be on display at VOX-PO P from 5\nNovember 2026 untill 21 January 2027. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/opening-expo-fragments-of-being GEO:52.3690637;4.894763 LOCATION:VOX-POP - Binnengasthuisstraat 9\, 1012 ZA Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,burgwallen,discussion,exhibition,music,opening ,q&a,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:What does the collage of your identity look li ke? Fragments of Being, curated by student-resident Lola Abbas, explores h ow young people draw on cultural influences to shape and express their ide ntities. Their experiments with music, style, and creative expression are brought together in this exhibition. Discover their work through sound and vision!

Music and fashion serve as important means to express ou rselves and find a sense of belonging with likeminded peers. But what does it mean to belong to a subculture today, when so much of our social and c ultural life takes place online? How do we adopt and rework different infl uences to make something of our own? And how might we consider identity fo rmation as a process of ‘sampling’ fragments of cultural sources – like a mosaic, or collage of identity? Is subculture, to put it bluntly, still al ive?

Across four interactive workshops, participants from diverse b ackgrounds explored these questions through creative work, reflecting on h ow they shape and express their identities. The exhibition invites you to encounter their perspectives and discover how they bring fragments of diff erent cultural influences together into their own curations of self. Their work as such offers a tangible contribution to the field of subcultural y outh studies, rooted directly in young people’s own experiences and creati ve expressions.

Opening programme

Join us during the openi ng for a panel discussion with various experts in the field of subculture, fashion, and identity. Together, we will explore the changing role of sub culture in contemporary fashion and the ways we express belonging through what we wear.

16:00 - 16:15 Walk-in
16:15 - 16:30 Introduction< br> 16:30 - 17:00 Panel Talk on Subcultural Affiliation and Fashion
17 :00 - 17:15 Q&A
17:15 - 18:00 Drinks and walking through the exhib ition

Participants of Fragments of Being

Ajhani Carroll
Alexia Balaguer
Asal Delju
Deeya Saini
Em F lavin
Emma Shi
Milan van Loc
Rupert Hess
Stijn Spel
Va lentina Magrini

Practical Information

This event is free o f charge and open to all. We do ask you to register for the event beforeha nd. The event takes place at VOX-POP (groundfloor), Binnengasthuisstraat 9 .

This event is the opening of the exhibiton Fragments of Being , curated by student-resident Lola Abbas. The exhibition will be on displa y at VOX-POP from 5 November 2026 untill 21 January 2027.

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