Morimura's artistic language is a stream of contradictions arising at the junction of traditional and modern, at the crossroads of gender identity, the conflict between outward appearance and inner essence.
His unique approach to creating his work goes beyond the boundaries of traditional photography. The process of producing a single work is time consuming and starts with the decorative background for each scene out of clay. After careful processing, the sculpture is painted and given the required shading. On the next stage, the artist is transformed into the character of the painting through artful makeup and costumes. The culmination of this work is captured on camera, and only at the last point is the image corrected through computer editing. The result is a new synthetic product that combines the art of theater, sculpture, painting, and staged photography.