a commission from the indianapolis museum of art, "a room" is a 40-feet long installation made of 1,200 bamboo strips. it was installed in the fall of 2014 in the museum's atrium. pich wanted the installation to have an effect on the visitors, "in an emotional kind of way", so the installation is an immersive experience for the visitors, who can touch it and interact with it. following the pattern of his works, the piece is inspired from cambodia, and particularly the big temples that convey a sense of calm, and are real pieces of art. bamboo is a natural material widely available in cambodia. the absence of shops dedicated to art led sopheap pich to look into what was naturally present in the environment, but also to use more available supplies like common house paint and glue.