Horizontaler Gentransfer – Punk meets K-Pop

In the organizer's words:

Horizontal Gene Transfer is about transmission beyond traditional forms of inheritance. The young punk band HGT was founded in Stuttgart in 2022 by six artists (Mizi Lee, Seonha Park, Jerry Ahn, Yun Park, Lilian Gonzalez, Hanseo Oh) with transnational biographies.

They use text, music and visual elements to research fashion, infection and migration. Contrary to the dominant, vertical form of passing on genetic material from parents to their offspring, the band's name refers to the experimental mixing "between the species". They cross punk with K-pop and art pop. Experiences and emotions are also transferred horizontally between the stage and the audience at their concerts. We confess: We are in love with shock!