Pink Man appeared for the first time on Silom Road in 1997. The chubby poker-faced middle-aged man wearing a shocking pink suit was created by renowned artist and photographer Manit Sriwanichpoom.
The artist’s inspiration for the iconic character came after he saw shoppers at a supermarket filling their shopping carts with piles of products. As a satire against consumerism, he decided to stage a performance art project on Silom Road with Pink Man pushing an empty pink shopping cart around.
“Pink Man in his pink suit represents an executive or a powerful man who entertains audiences and triggers them to questions relating to consumerism. The character is played by a poet and performing artist, Sompong Thawee, who has anger…
