Manit Sriwanichpoom

Manit Sriwanichpoom (, born 27 September, 1961) is a Thai photographer, writer, contemporary artist and social activist. His most notable work is a photo set called Pink Man. The set consists of photos of a man in pink silk tuxedo and his pink shopping cart shot in different locations around the world.

Biography Manit was born in Bangkok and graduated from Srinakharinwirot University. After graduation, he worked as a photographer for Bureau Bangkok. In 2007, he won the Higashikawa Prize from a photo fiesta in Hokkaido, Japan.

He worked in the film industry as a producer and cinematographer of Citizen Juling (2008), Shakespeare Must Die (2012) and Censor Must Die (2014).

Work In 1982, Manit had his first exhibition in a group exhibition called "5 View Points" at the Bhirasri Modern Art Institute in Bangkok. His first solo exhibition was "Artists in Back & White" in 1990 at Alliance Française in Bangkok. In 1985, he had his first international group exhibition "The 4th Asian Painting" in Brunei. He got his first solo international exhibition "Phantom Parody" in Singapore and "Bangkok in Pink" in Japan in 2002.

Kathmandu Gallery In 2006, he also opened a gallery called Kathmandu Photo Gallery on Pan Road, Silom, Bangkok. It features his own works, but also the works of other artists.

Cinema Oasis With collaborator and financial backer, Ing Kanjanavanit, AKA Ing K, Manit opened Cinema Oasis in central Bangkok. It has a 48-seat screening room with a five-metre screen and Dolby 5.1 surround sound system. Manit says that the initial urge to build the cinema was fueled the pair's outrage over the banning of their films. The cinema's mission has evolved into exposing people to films they would not normally see and to provide a platform for independent filmmakers. "Our first programme was a series called 'Beyond Pad Thai', Thai films that are underrated and little known," he said.

Political work In October 2007, Manit and Vasan Sitthiket together founded a political party called the "Silapin Party", to criticize the policy of the Thai Rak Thai Party. Manit served as deputy chief, but later he quit the party on 15 November 2007. The party was disbanded in 2009.