A fascinating, deftly layered look at the complex intersections of art and charity, reality and perception, Waste Land follows celebrated New York artist Vik Muniz back to his native Brazil, where ...

It may seem contradictory that Rio de Janeiro's largest landfill is called Jardim Gramacho (Gramacho Garden). But spend some time there, thanks to the documentary "Waste Land," and you start to get ...

In Rio de Janeiro, there is a landfill that is the largest in the world. Named Jardim Gramacho, the island of garbage is filled with catadores, Brazilian garbage pickers who troll through the trash in ...

WASTE LAND, filmed over three years, follows artist Vik Muniz from Brooklyn to Brazil's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho. Muniz photographs "catadores", pickers of recyclable materials, planning ...

MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media presents a conversation between artists Vik Muniz and Lucas Blalock, as they discuss Vik Muniz on Photography, Mind, and Matter, the latest book in The ...

Don’t miss this special, free President’s Lecture Series at Pratt Institute featuring renowned Brazilian artist and photographer Vik Muniz. A creative visionary whose work is infused with social ...