Gallery Soumei-do is pleased to present Records of Misunderstanding, a solo exhibition by Ichikawa Shiori.
Ichikawa has long sought to reflect on the issues within human society through a lens of objectivity and compassion, by depicting creatures that struggle in the human world. Rather than portraying people directly, she chooses to explore human society through the lives of animals and other beings. She explains this approach as follows:
“When we observe animals, we tend to search for meaning in their gestures and expressions. Although their ways of sensing the world differ from ours, and they do not possess language to explain themselves, we can’t help but project emotions onto them and try to understand them with a certain tenderness. I often think about what truly connects all humans—beyond language, culture, or religion. That feeling we get when we try to understand a creature whose experience of the world is entirely different from our own—perhaps that’s a key to making this world a better place.”
Titled Records of Misunderstanding, this exhibition showcases a collection of paintings and prints based on moments the artist happened to witness—reimagined and reinterpreted through her own lens. These include scenes such as a gourmet cockroach and a butterfly who can’t stop its courtship dance despite distrusting its partner. Each piece reflects the artist’s thoughtful yet playful interpretation of “misunderstandings.”
We warmly invite you to enjoy the exhibition.

(Main visual: The Law of Lifting-1: The Resigned Pigeon, 2025, Silkscreen on paper, 25.3 × 20.3 cm)

Special Website
　
Records of Misunderstanding Special Website
During the exhibition period, artworks will be released and available for purchase on this page.

Artist
　ICHIKAWA Shiori

Venue
　Gallery Soumei-do
　Yamada Building 7F, 1-8 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051

Exhibition Period
　July 12 (Sat) – 26 (Sat), 2025
　11:00 – 18:30
　Closed on Sundays, Mondays, and national holidays

Artist Profile
<Background>
　2012–2016 BFA in Oil Painting, Tokyo University of the Arts
　2016–2018 MFA in Printmaking, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

<Exhibitions>
　2025
　・the mystery club (solo, s+arts)
　・小さいアート (Geidai Art Plaza)
　・ON PAPER (TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY, WHAT CAFE)
　・Records of Misunderstanding (solo, Gallery Soumei-do)
　2024
　・tagboat Art Fair (Tagboat, Daimaru Tokyo)
　・supernatural friendship (TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY)
　・come across a passage (haku kyoto)
　2023
　・石の下の倫理 (solo, Gallery Soumei-do)
　2022
　・downtime (solo, s+arts)
　・ON PAPER (TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY)
　・tagboat Art Fair 2022 (TOKYO PORTCITY TAKESHIBA)
　・ちょっと寄り道しませんか (Nezu curry Luckey)
　・Art Fair GINZA (MITSUKOSHI Ginza)
　2021
　・blooming sensations (group, s+arts)
　・Staying Pets (solo, TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY)
　2020
　・SLEEPING INSTINCT ねむる本能 (solo, Gallery Soumei-do)
　・s+arts summer exhibition (group, s+arts)
　2019
　・Sur and Smile (group, s+arts)
　・FUNNY BONE (solo, TAKU SOMETANI GALLERY)
　2018
　・Hey Human...(ねえ人間...) (solo, TAGBOAT)
　・Independent Tokyo (TAGBOAT Special Award)
　2017
　・Shotai Exhibition (SO Fine Art Editions, Ireland)
　・ZURETA / INTERNATIONAL PRINTED ART (Shanghai University of Fine Arts)
　2016
　・Created and exhibited work in Poland with support from the Ishibashi Foundation