Having been born and raised in Japan, Reylia Slaby uses the influences from her unusual Oriental upbringing as the main theme in her artwork. Her photos are a rich blend of the Japanese aesthetic, and is greatly revealing of her personal experiences and thought.
From the culture of Japan to being a ‘third culture kid,’ her desire is to weave all the different aspects of her life into her art. She strongly believes in an empirical body of work, and is adamant when it comes to adding an individual and unique meaning to each image