miho kajioka Exhibition: "have you ever listened to the scent of flowers from peacock islands?" — at gallery G + VINCENT & MIA, Hiroshima

Opening next week on Tuesday, July 14, gallery G (Hiroshima) presents its curated project, the miho kajioka photography exhibition "have you ever listened to the scent of flowers from peacock islands?"

This exhibition marks the second chapter of the "Peacocks Project," a life project launched in 2025 to intersect, empathize with, and create alongside places and people with meaningful connections, once a year. The first chapter opened at VAGUE KOBE, timed to coincide with the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

This project extends from the photobook And, where did the peacocks go?, in which Paris-based artist miho kajioka wove together memories of people and places she encountered while covering the 2016 disaster aftermath. The project's origin traces back to a blog kajioka came across while working in journalism shortly after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, describing peacocks left behind in the evacuation zone. The image of peacocks spreading their beautiful feathers and walking through empty streets — the weight of disaster overlapping, unreconciled, with the strange beauty of that scene — became a turning point. This experience drew kajioka back into a world of art she had long stepped away from, and she has since continued creating work woven from the memories of people and places encountered during her disaster coverage. This year, Hiroshima was chosen as the setting for the second chapter, marking 81 years since the atomic bombing.

The artist will return from Paris and be present at the gallery for the first three days, starting July 14. On July 16 (Thursday) and 17 (Friday), a collaboration event with Fukushima sake brewery Niida Honke will also be held at the second venue, VINCENT & MIA. Since kajioka has designed the labels for Niida Honke's sake, a Paris-exclusive sake will be specially introduced. Visitors are invited to travel between the two Hiroshima venues for an experience that crosses memory and sensation.

We look forward to welcoming you.

About the Niida Honke Collaboration

On July 16 (Thu) and 17 (Fri) during the exhibition period, a collaboration event with Fukushima sake brewery Niida Honke will be held at the second venue, VINCENT & MIA.

kajioka has designed the sake labels for Niida Honke, and this event will feature special sales of a Paris-exclusive sake bearing her artwork on the label. A talk and tasting session with Niida Honke's proprietress, Maki Niida, is also planned.

Running from 12:00–20:00, this offers visitors the chance to enjoy the project across two venues in Hiroshima, alongside the exhibition at gallery G.

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miho kajioka

have you ever listened to the scent of flowers from peacock islands?

Main Venue:

gallery G

Urban View Grand Tower Public Open Space

4-1 Kamihatchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0012

Dates: Tuesday, July 14 – Sunday, July 26, 2026

Open every day during the exhibition

Hours: 11:00–19:00 (until 16:00 on the final day)

Artist in attendance: July 14 (Tue), 16 (Thu), 17 (Fri)

Second Venue:

VINCENT & MIA

1F, 5-1 Naka-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0037

Dates: Tuesday, July 14 – Sunday, July 26, 2026

Closed WednesdaysHours: 12:00–20:00

Related Event

Tasting & Sake Sale with Proprietress Maki Niida

Dates: July 16 (Thu) & 17 (Fri), 2026

Time: 12:00–20:00

Venue: VINCENT & MIA1F, 5-1 Naka-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0037

Special sale of Paris-exclusive sake featuring miho kajioka's artwork on the label.

Organized by: Peacock Project 2026 in Hiroshima Executive Committee

Co-organized by: gallery G

Cooperation: Gallery NAO MASAKI, Shima Kogei, VINCENT & MIA