Sunday, June 30, 2013

Waste Land is a documentary about artist Vik Muniz, a Brazilian artist who uses his skill to attract attention to social issues and the welfare of marginalized people. The project in the documentary takes place at Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest garbage dump. There, he photographs cat adores, or the people who rummage through the garbage, collecting recyclables to sell.

 He then creates (with a lot of direction and help) huge portraits of these people out of the garbage they spend their days in. Here are a couple of the images of his works & process:
  
 


The documentary itself won the following awards, and can be viewed on instant Netflix and this PBS website!

  • 2011 Academy Award Nomination — Best Documentary Feature
  • 2010 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary
  • 2010 IDA Pare Larentz Award
  • 2010 IDA Best Documentary Award
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  1. Michael LoweJuly 1, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    Leah, I have never heard of Vik Muniz. His work is awesome. Mixed media takes on a whole new meaning when your doing it the way Mr. Muniz did. I have always liked this mixed media and these particular images you picked makes me want to research this artist the more. Thanks!

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