Music and fashion serve as important means to express ourselves 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 cultural life takes place online? How do we adopt and rework different influences to make something of our own? And how might we consider identity formation as a process of ‘sampling’ fragments of cultural sources – like a mosaic, or collage of identity? Is subculture, to put it bluntly, still alive?

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

Opening programme

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

16:00 - 16:15 Walk-in
16:15 - 16:30 Introduction
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 exhibition

Participants of Fragments of Being

Ajhani Carroll
Alexia Balaguer
Asal Delju
Deeya Saini
Em Flavin
Emma Shi
Milan van Loc
Rupert Hess
Stijn Spel
Valentina Magrini

Practical Information

This event is free of charge and open to all. We do ask you to register for the event beforehand. 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 display at VOX-POP from 5 November 2026 untill 21 January 2027.