Manit Sriwanichpoom
Biography
Manit Sriwanichpoom (born 1961, Bangkok) is one of Thailand’s leading photo artists. His social and political works have been exhibited worldwide, including at the Kasseler Kunstverein (Germany, 2018), Saatchi Gallery (London, 2015), RAY Fotografieprojekte (Frankfurt, 2012), the Centre Pompidou (Paris, 2010), the Asia Pacific Triennial (Australia, 2009), Gwangju Biennale (Korea, 2006) and the Venice Biennale (2003).
He is best known for the ‘Pink Man’ series, begun in 1997, a critique of consumerism and of the image of Thailand sold to tourists. He studied visual art at Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, and opened Kathmandu Photo Gallery in Bangkok in 2006.
His works are collected by important museums, including the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris), DZ Bank (Germany), the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (USA), the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Japan), Queensland Art Gallery (Australia) and National Gallery Singapore, and by well-known private collectors. In 2007 he was awarded the Higashikawa Overseas Photographer Prize from Japan, and in 2014 the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.
At West Eden he shows ‘Portraits of Thai Citizen’ (2026), a series of six works, in ‘Delusional’ with Akkara Naktamna.
Selected works
