The exhibition AGAINSAW – Sartorial Liberty opens in The Hague on Friday 26 June. The festive opening will take place from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm and brings together two adjacent venues: the NGO DEI Gallery and Atelier Peter George d'Angelino Tap. This joint presentation forms an intercultural dialogue centred on clothing, identity and cultural heritage. For this special occasion, artist Ngoshi Choedon is travelling from Dharamsala, India, to The Hague.

Clothing as a vehicle for culture and knowledge

AGAINSAW – Sartorial Liberty explores clothing as a living form of knowledge within an ever-changing cultural context. The exhibition transforms both spaces into a dynamic environment in which clothing serves as a meeting point between tradition and innovation, personal experience and social change, and local identity and international exchange.

By bringing together different artistic perspectives, a deeper conversation emerges about the role of clothing in preserving, transforming and passing on culture.

Tibetan identity and cultural memory

In her series A Quiet Negotiation, Ngoshi Choedon presents detailed paper collages centred on traditional Tibetan clothing. Her work explores themes such as Tibetan identity, memory and cultural heritage through the lived experience of exile.

New sculptures inspired by the five elements

Artist Peter George d’Angelino Tap presents a new series of Sartorial Statues entitled Filamentary Residues. These sculptural works are inspired by the five elements within Tibetan philosophy: earth, water, fire, air and space.

A living material dialogue

By bringing these two artistic practices together, a living material dialogue emerges about how culture is passed down across generations, communities and geographical boundaries. The exhibition invites visitors to view clothing not merely as an object, but as an ever-changing process shaped by historical, cultural and material circumstances.

AGAINSAW - Sartorial Liberty is made possible by Stroom Den Haag and realised in collaboration with the International Campaign for Tibet, in honour of the Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday on 6 July 2026.