Sly Morikawa is an artist and photographer whose sensitive, dreamlike photographs capture the intuitive interplay between intimacy and desire. Morikawa explores the dualities of the human experience—light and dark, calm and chaos, beauty and tension—by drawing on recurring themes of sex, subculture, and self. Through her depictions of the angelic and the unorthodox, she invites viewers to reflect on their own agency, whilst presenting a world in which one can suspend biases and taboos.
Sly has exhibited her work in galleries across Sydney, Tokyo, Kyoto, Los Angeles, & Manchester and was nominated for the annual Dazed 100 list of creatives in 2023 for ARt & Photography. She currently lives and works between Sydney and Tokyo.
Credits include Dazed, i-D, RUSSH, Miu Miu, Bottega, Champion europe, Levis Japan, Sneeze Magazine, Nike Airmax, Roland, Ksubi, Classic Paris, vICE australia, Boss Coffee, Nagnata, A-M JOURNAL, Acclaim, florist new york; and international artists such as Rico Nasty, Brooke Candy, August 08 and Daine.
