Misato Sano, “なるほど！ / Oh, I see!” (2025), camphor wood and oil paint ‘Companions’ Celebrates Our Animal Friends and Colleagues ArtPartner Joy Machine SharePinEmail Bookmark“Play between humans and pets, as well as simply spending time peaceably hanging out together, brings joy to all the participants. Surely that is one important meaning of companion species.” –Donna Haraway, ‘Companion Species Manifesto‘Companions is a group exhibition celebrating our closest animal friends and colleagues. Featuring works across media by Lola Dupre, Debra Broz, Roberto Benavidez, Misato Sano, William Mophos, and Nicolas V. Sanchez, this show revels in the ways we share our lives with non-human species. Sano similarly gouges small pieces of camphor wood to carve a range of expressive pups, which she then paints in oils. Companions opens on September 27, 2025, at Joy Machine.