--- title: "Sunggu Hong – Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth" description: "Who performs in this space? A person, a machine, light or even the entrance door? In this performance, all human and non-human beings share time and space: waiting, moving and responding to each other, constantly disturbing one another. Fragments of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 create…" image: "https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL3Byb2R1Y3Rpb25zLzIwMjYtMjcvMjYxMV9TdW5nZ3VIb25nLzI2X1N1bmdndS1Ib25nX1JhaXNlZGJ5dGhlQ2hyb25pY19CZXlvbmR0aGVNb3RoX2NfT3BlbkFJX0NoYXRHUFQuanBn/26_Sunggu-Hong_RaisedbytheChronic_BeyondtheMoth_c_OpenAI_ChatGPT.jpg?w=1200&h=630&fit=crop_focal&q=80&s=5808c95d49adf478a78c5f8083ad70f6" --- 14–16 Nov [ Dates & Tickets Dates & Tickets ](#dates) # Sunggu Hong Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth 14–16 Nov - [Huggy Bears Days](https://brut-wien.at/en/series/huggy-bears-days) - Performance - World premiere ![A rectangular ceiling light glows in a dark room. Behind the frosted cover, several shadows of moth-like or insect-like shapes are visible. The reduced image focuses on light, shadow and the delicate outlines of the small bodies.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2611_SungguHong/26_Sunggu-Hong_RaisedbytheChronic_BeyondtheMoth_c_OpenAI_ChatGPT.jpg) Sunggu Hong – *Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth* © OpenAI ChatGPT ## Event information ### Location [studio brut](https://brut-wien.at/en/service/spielstaetten#location-studio-brut) ### Price 22 / 18 / 14 Euro ### Duration 60 Min. ### Language English Share event ### Content Notes Open + The performance uses theatre fog and loud sound. During the performance, the audience will be invited to move onto the stage. Who performs in this space? A person, a machine, light or even the entrance door? In this performance, all human and non-human beings share time and space: waiting, moving and responding to each other, constantly disturbing one another. Fragments of Ludwig van Beethoven’s *Symphony No. 9* create strange moments. Along the way, Sunggu Hong, tells stories about our complex relationships and living together, asking: What are we? And how are we raised by one another? How are we raised by one another? The research-based project *Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth* is about our complex relationships between humans and non-human beings from a decolonial perspective. Sunggu Hong examines a web of mutual dependencies: we influence one another, not only through love, care, but also through discipline, harm and destruction. The performance investigates the diverse influences that shape our constitution of being and our relationship to the world and explores critically the discourse of living together. A central reference point is Ludwig van Beethoven’s *Symphony No. 9*. With its ideals of joy and universal humanism, it has shaped generations of people. Hearing this iconic Western symphony at Seoul Station led Sunggu Hong to reconsider how we live together: How can this symphony be retold under today's complex conditions of coexistence? Sunggu Hong connects this question to broader ideas of education, responsibility and technology. In a society increasingly structured by AI, he explores who and what shapes the transmission of values, and how technological developments influence future generations. In *Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth* human, machines and objects share time and space. The result is a multifaceted exploration of coexistence, in which responsibility and interdependence are constantly being renegotiated. Read more Read more about Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth ## Dates & Tickets - 14 Nov Sat Download the date of 14.11.2026 19:00 [ Tickets Tickets , 14.11.2026 ](https://shop.mtms.at/organizer/brut/tickets/sunggu-hong-1) - ##### Combined ticket with 1. 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[DOG](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/daria-nosik-katerina-nosik-dog) 16 Nov, 20:30 [ Combined tickets Combined tickets , Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth, 16.11.2026 ](https://shop.mtms.at/organizer/brut/tickets/kombiticket-sunggu-hong-und-daria-nosik-katerina-nosik-1611) ## Media ![A long, almost empty train station passage with glossy tiled flooring, glass walls and red door handles. Blue and white signs above the entrance show directions in Korean and English to different tracks and stations. A tactile guidance strip runs through the centre of the space, with a few people visible in the distance.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2611_SungguHong/26_Sunggu-Hong_RaisedbytheChronic_BeyondtheMoth_c_Sunggu-Hong_2.jpg) Sunggu Hong – *Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth* © Sunggu Hong ![A collage combining photography, object and drawing: at the top, a dark interior shows a mechanical-looking object whose pale wings or leaves cast a strong shadow. Below are sketch-like drawings of small body-like figures and a small coloured moth. The image connects technical, bodily and insect-like forms into an open visual research.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2611_SungguHong/26_Sunggu-Hong_RaisedbytheChronic_BeyondtheMoth_c_Sunggu-Hong_1.jpg) Sunggu Hong – *Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth* © Sunggu Hong ![A small, fragile object stands alone on a grey floor in a bright room with wooden wall panelling and a white curtain. The sculptural figure is made from various materials, including thin sticks, cables, leaves, small found objects and a pale ribbed body with eyes. The object appears like a hybrid, imaginative creature between plant, insect and machine.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2611_SungguHong/26_Sunggu-Hong_RaisedbytheChronic_BeyondtheMoth_c_Sunggu-Hong_3.jpg) Sunggu Hong – *Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth* © Sunggu Hong ![An old sepia-toned photograph lies slightly tilted on a light surface. It shows a child in dark clothing looking calmly towards the camera. The image appears soft, slightly faded and documentary, like a personal memory from an archive or family album.](https://brut-wien.at/assets/productions/2026-27/2611_SungguHong/26_Sunggu-Hong_RaisedbytheChronic_BeyondtheMoth_c_Sunggu-Hongs-Mother.jpg) Sunggu Hong – *Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth* © Sunggu Hongs Mother > „(...) one cannot ‘unsettle’ the ‘coloniality of power’ without a redescription of the human outside the terms of our present descriptive statement of the human, Man, and its overrepresentation (...).“ Sylvia Wynter, *Unsettling the Coloniality of Being/Power/Truth/Freedom*, p. 286. ## Contributors ### Credits Concept & Performance: Sunggu Hong Dramaturgical Advisor: Asher Ó’Gormán Stage & Sound: Sunggu Hong Music: Korean music from the Japanese colonial era Outside eye: Stefanie Sourial, Jiyeon Choe, Yi-um collective A co-production by Bears in the Park, brut Wien and WUK performing arts Funded by the City of Vienna’s Department of Cultural Affairs (MA 7), the Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS) and Bildrecht Supported by Yusu Seogo (유수서고), Akakiko and the Korean Cultural Center in Austria under the K\_on\_temporary programme ### Supported by - [ ![Logo Bildrecht](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL2xvZ29zL0tvb3BlcmF0aW9uc3BhcnRuZXJpbm5lbi9CaWxkcmVjaHQuanBn/Bildrecht.jpg?fm=avif&w=2000&q=75&s=0006f056fc3bb7fa08960af808493da4) Bildrecht ](https://bildrecht.at/) - [ ![](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL2xvZ29zL0tvb3BlcmF0aW9uc3BhcnRuZXJpbm5lbi9ha2FraWtvX2lvc19sb2dvLnBuZw/akakiko_ios_logo.png?fm=avif&w=600&q=75&s=67cccb62bfd03bb6a42e2e7c333e3ed9) Akakiko ](https://akakiko.at/) - ![Logo Yusu Seogo](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL2xvZ29zL0tvb3BlcmF0aW9uc3BhcnRuZXJpbm5lbi9ZdXN1LVNlb2dvLnBuZw/Yusu-Seogo.png?fm=avif&w=2000&q=75&s=50959d591dc3edf17dc9c6d3418e2813) Yusu Seogo - [ ![Logo Korea Kulturzentrum](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL2xvZ29zL0tvb3BlcmF0aW9uc3BhcnRuZXJpbm5lbi9Lb3JlYS1LdWx0dXJ6ZW50cnVtLnBuZw/Korea-Kulturzentrum.png?fm=avif&w=1400&q=75&s=64ce9611f340c013a73e3932553ed856) Korea Kulturzentrum ](https://vienna.korean-culture.org/ad) - ![Logo K on Temporary](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL2xvZ29zL0tvb3BlcmF0aW9uc3BhcnRuZXJpbm5lbi9Lb250ZW1wb3Jhcnlfc2Nod2Fyel90cmFuc3BhcmVudC5wbmc/Kontemporary_schwarz_transparent.png?fm=avif&w=900&q=75&s=a5d4b3d9898d9c5390964b5670386c32) K on Temporary ### [Sunggu Hong](https://brut-wien.at/en/artists/sunggu-hong) Sunggu Hong, born in Seoul, is a Vienna-based artist working in visual and performing arts. He studied performative art at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. ‘Relation’ forms a central concept in his artistic practice. Starting from this, he asks how we can or should live together within interdependent, entangled, and complex relationships, and why exclusion and hatred emerge within these complex relations. [ Read more Read more ](https://brut-wien.at/en/artists/sunggu-hong) ## Recommendation ![](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL2xvZ29zL0tvb3BlcmF0aW9uc3BhcnRuZXJpbm5lbi9CZWFyc2ludGhlcGFyay5wbmc/Bearsinthepark.png?fm=avif&w=1400&q=75&s=785eda1bd467b8b52c0e4738c3d90603) ## [ Huggy Bears ](https://brut-wien.at/en/netzwerke/huggy-bears) More info More info [Huggy Bears](https://brut-wien.at/en/netzwerke/huggy-bears) ![Close-up of a hand with black nail polish and several rings gripping leopard-print fabric. Next to it lies a dark brown, fur-like object with a light tip, reminiscent of a tail or paw. The tight framing focuses on material, texture and touch.](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL3Byb2R1Y3Rpb25zLzIwMjYtMjcvMjYxMV9EYXJpYU5vc2lrX0thdGVyaW5hTm9zaWsvMjZfRGFyaWFOb3Npa19LYXRlcmluYU5vc2lrX0RPR19jX0RhcmlhTm9zaWsucG5n/26_DariaNosik_KaterinaNosik_DOG_c_DariaNosik.png?fm=avif&w=900&q=75&s=30af3c4dc23882e04d5b673c777f700a) - [Huggy Bears Days](https://brut-wien.at/en/series/huggy-bears-days) - Performance - World premiere 14–16 Nov ## [ Daria Nosik & Katerina Nosik DOG ](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/daria-nosik-katerina-nosik-dog) More info More info [DOG](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/daria-nosik-katerina-nosik-dog) ![A person bends over a white sink in a bathroom. In the narrow mirror above the sink, their head is tilted forward and their face remains hidden. They are wearing a white sleeveless top, with a light-coloured hair tie or clip in their hair. A tattoo is visible on one shoulder. Next to the sink are a bar of soap on a small dish, a cup with toothbrushes, scissors and other bathroom items. A small clump of hair lies on the edge of the sink. The scene feels quiet, intimate and everyday, with cool, bright colours and a matter-of-fact framing.](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL3Byb2R1Y3Rpb25zLzIwMjYtMjcvMjYxMV9FbHNWYW5Ib3V0ZXJ0L0Vsc3ZhbkhvdXRlcnRfTmVjZXNzYXJpdW1fY19GcmFuY2VzY28tRGlwaWVycm8uanBn/ElsvanHoutert_Necessarium_c_Francesco-Dipierro.jpg?fm=avif&w=3000&q=75&s=70a170fb62066e142acfb43a48a5621b) - [Huggy Bears Days](https://brut-wien.at/en/series/huggy-bears-days) - Performance - World premiere 12–13 Nov ## [ Els van Houtert Necessarium ](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/els-van-houtert-necessarium) More info More info [Necessarium](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/els-van-houtert-necessarium) ![Close-up of two hands touching a torn-open orange on a round stone surface. The fingers rest on the wet peel and exposed flesh of the fruit, while pieces of orange and traces of juice are spread across the stone. The hands look glossy and slightly smeared. The background is strongly blurred, keeping the focus on the touch, the texture of the orange and the surface of the stone.](https://brut-wien.at/de/img/asset/YXNzZXRzL3Byb2R1Y3Rpb25zLzIwMjYtMjcvMjYxMV9LYXRhcmluYUtydXBpY2tvdmFfRmxvcmVudGluYUViZW5iYXVlci8yNl9wcmVzc2VfS2F0YXJpbmFLcnVwaWNrb3ZhX0Zsb3JlbnRpbmFFYmVuYmF1ZXJfVG8tQmVhdXR5LUJlaG9sZF9jX0hpcmFudGhhLUd1bmF0aGlsbGFrZV8yLmpwZw/26_presse_KatarinaKrupickova_FlorentinaEbenbauer_To-Beauty-Behold_c_Hirantha-Gunathillake_2.jpg?fm=avif&w=3000&q=75&s=c416689255d1e2065641de6d2c97f473) - [Huggy Bears Days](https://brut-wien.at/en/series/huggy-bears-days) - Dance performance - World premiere 12–13 Nov ## [ Katarína Krupičková & Florentina Ebenbauer To Beauty Behold ](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/katarina-krupickova-florentina-ebenbauer-to-beauty-behold) More info More info [To Beauty Behold](https://brut-wien.at/en/programme/calendar/2026-27/katarina-krupickova-florentina-ebenbauer-to-beauty-behold) ```json {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebSite","url":"https:\/\/brut-wien.at\/en","name":"brut Wien","description":"House of Performing Arts"} {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Programme","item":"https:\/\/brut-wien.at\/en\/en\/programme\/calendar"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Calendar","item":"https:\/\/brut-wien.at\/en\/programme\/calendar"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Raised by the Chronic; Beyond, the Moth","item":"https:\/\/brut-wien.at\/en\/programme\/calendar\/2026-27\/sunggu-hong-raised-by-the-chronic-beyond-the-moth"}]} {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Organization","name":"brut Wien","url":"https:\/\/brut-wien.at\/en","slogan":"House of Performing Arts","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brut_wien\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brutWien\/","https:\/\/vimeo.com\/brut"]} ```