Waste Land (2010)

Vik Muniz is a succesful Brazilian artist who moved to the United States in the late 1980’s. Having made a name for himself and living comfortably he wants to do something with his art that can change people. He has the idea to go to the biggest garbage disposal in the world, located in Brazil to see what he can do there. Can he connect to the pickers there, who walk around with their buckets grabbing materials which can be recycled, understand them and interest them in participating in making art? Continue reading