Sly Morikawa is an artist and photographer whose sensitive, dreamlike photographs intuitively capture the 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, VICE, Miu Miu, Nike Airmax, Levis Japan, Ksubi, Roland, Champion, Sneeze Magazine, Classic Paris, Boss Coffee, Nagnata, A-M JOURNAL, Acclaim; and international artists such as Rico Nasty, Brooke Candy, August 08 and Daine.
