<sup>Living as a foreigner in Germany continually reminds Hyungyung Jang of a persistent dislocation from her current surroundings. As the sense of alienation from her present location intertwines with the estrangement she feels when visiting familiar places from her past—where reality no longer aligns with memory—the boundaries between the two gradually blur. Within this gap, she seeks an imaginary refuge through images rather than physical space. The scenes in her work are not so much representations of actual landscapes as they are fictional constructs—assemblages of memory, imagination, and fragmented imagery. This tension fosters an uncanny atmosphere that permeates both her photography and installations.

This interest in how images displace reality extends beyond personal memory into the commodified images of nature produced by consumer society. The standardized nature circulated through calendars, catalogues, and decorative objects functions as a "packaged nature" (verpackte Natur) that stands in for actual landscapes. Hyungyung Jang explores how this packaged nature—oscillating between familiarity and estrangement—reconfigures our senses and perceptions of the natural world</sup>