Image: Onomichi City Museum of Art
The Onomichi City Museum of Art is currently presenting 'Hashimoto Mio Wood Carving Exhibition: Journey with Creatures', an exhibition focused on the Japanese artist’s carved depictions of animals and other creatures. The museum says the show is ongoing, bringing together works that highlight Hashimoto Mio’s wood-carving practice and her sustained attention to the natural world.
According to the museum’s announcement, the exhibition centers on artworks by Hashimoto that portray a range of animals and creatures. The presentation frames those images as part of a broader artistic journey, with the title 'Journey with Creatures' pointing to the way the works move through different forms of animal life rather than concentrating on a single subject or species.
Wood carving remains the defining medium in the exhibition. The museum describes the display as a celebration of Hashimoto’s craftsmanship, suggesting that technique is as important to the presentation as subject matter. In this context, the show offers visitors a direct look at how the artist uses carved wood to build forms that are recognizably alive while also emphasizing the handwork involved in making them.
The museum’s wording also places nature at the center of the project. Rather than presenting the works as isolated decorative objects, the exhibition is described as an exploration of themes connected to animals and the natural environment. That focus gives the show a clear thematic structure, with creatures serving as the entry point into Hashimoto’s wider practice.
Onomichi City Museum of Art, based in Onomichi, Japan, has not provided further public details in the material reviewed here about the exhibition’s duration, checklist, or accompanying programs. What is confirmed is that the exhibition is currently on view and devoted to Hashimoto Mio’s wood carvings.
For visitors to the museum, 'Hashimoto Mio Wood Carving Exhibition: Journey with Creatures' offers a concentrated presentation of the artist’s animal subjects and sculptural method, with the museum foregrounding both craftsmanship and nature in the current display.
