When Aroonkamol Thongmorn was a student at the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, she spent her time during summer break working at an auto parts manufacturer to earn money towards the purchase of a new mobile phone. It was the first time she'd seen auto parts in that context, and she was impressed with their unusual shapes and forms. The experience inspired her to create artworks for her master's degree thesis.
The thesis' concept hinged on the reuse and redesign of discarded material as artwork. Aroonkamol explained that, as she sees it, transforming car engine parts into works of art is another way of restoring humanity. The resulting "art artefacts" from the thesis have since been developed and displayed at many group exhibitions.
