Street art gallery in the ruins of Phuket's Ban Roeng Chit

It is a loud shout from street artists to express their opinions in a creative way, and the former stand-alone theatre Roeng Chit has become the location where Phuket street artists are allowed to freely spray their thoughts away.
One of the biggest pieces at the avenue is a graffito against the elephant-riding business. 
The ironic artwork depicts an elephant riding on an unhappy man, to portray the idea of how unpleasant it is for an intelligent and loving wild animal to spend their life exploited until the day they are retired.

“The elephant is widely respected among Thai people, and they are the official national animal of Thailand, having contributed to the development of Thai history and society. They are wild animals that belong in the jungle,” said Agradeth ‘Amann’ Tanhemnayoo, a group member of the artists behind the drawing.
“Think about it, who do we think we are that we can force them to do as we please and ride them just for entertainment? We have abolished slavery among humans in Thailand since King Rama V, but we still treat animals like [we are] uncivilised people.
“I was contacted by @thailandelephants asking us to create some street art, so I said ‘yes’. We don’t mean to say that people shouldn’t be happy spending time with elephants, but our message is that people can choose to be happy by observing them with nature by their side without having to ride on them.
“I understand that we can’t stop the elephant-riding business immediately, but we are offering an alternative way of travelling that is nature-friendly,” Agradeth explained.

“On the opposite side of the elephant-riding business is a human, and it is a cycling activity that we proposed as an option to tag along with the elephants while trekking.
“We plan to keep going back as we received great support from the landlord, [the owners of] Ban Roeng Chit, and we planned together to make the avenue a centre to collect street art. So far, we have a dozen graffiti artists bringing their talents together, and we want people to see the work of different creators,” Agradeth added.
No matter whether you are a professional photographer or just visiting, Ban Roeng Chit is the new spot to observe street art in the heart of Phuket town, where you will see more than just graffiti, but also the social issues they confront. 
The crew created the elephant artwork on “World Elephant Day”, on August 12.

Source: https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/street-art-gallery-in-the-ruins-of-ban-roeng-chit