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.
Morikawa currently lives and works between Sydney and Tokyo.
Recent Press
Purple Art. (2024, November). Sly Morikwa’s book release “City of Roses” at Salt and Pepper, Tokyo. Purple.
Moore, S. (2024, November). Sly Morikawa on her photo book ‘Devotion’. To Be Magazine.
Salt and Pepper (2024, October). Don’t think. Grind, True Colors Issue. 109, 222-223.
White, J (2024, August). Photographers in focus: Sly Morikawa. Nowness Asia.
Gerakaris, C (2024, April-June). Sly Morikawa. Art Collector, Undiscovered & Underrated Issue. 108, 96.
Richards, A (2023, December). Meet the cover artist: Sly Morikawa. Vice, The Crafted Issue, 1(1), 81.
Dazed Digital. (2023, December). The 2023 Dazed 100 is here. Dazed.
Pirovic, J. (2023, October). Beneath the dreamy haze of Sly Morikawa’s ‘White Socks’ photo series. RUSSH.
Dinsdale, E. (2023, October). This zine explores the erotic potential of white socks. Dazed.
Warner, M. (2023, August). Sly Morikawa’s ethereal photographs reveal her dreamy inner life. Dazed.
Richards, A. (2023, August). White Socks, Hot Girls, and Blowing Up a Car: The World of Sly Morikawa. VICE.
Russell, E. (2023, January). Photographing sex, subculture & self in Tokyo. i-D.