Curiously Bright Entertainment (Firm)
2) Waste land
Series
Arthouse films volume 019
Publisher
Arthouse Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes viewers on an emotional journey to the world's largest landfill of the day, Jardim Gramacho. Here the catadores, who number in the thousands, work under the hot sun collecting recyclable materials such as bottles, plastic, and metal to be sold to wholesalers. Muniz invites the catadores to add refuse to his art, photographing the work from overhead. The finished artwork will then be on display in museums...