Documentary Wasteland

  The artist named Vik Muniz went to his country Brazil to this place called Jardim Gramacho. Jardim Gramacho is located in Rio de Janeiro and is one of the largest landfills in the world. Vik Muniz decided to create art with the cooperation of the people that worked there every day collecting recyclables. The people that worked there were called "catadores"since they were unemployed. People in there had different stories, which Vik Muniz kinda interview them and takes a photograph of them individually. He then decided to get all those people who he took pictures of and tell them about the art he wanted to create with also the help of them. The "catadores" decided to join the project and started recreating the same photos of themselves on the floor but in a way bigger photo made with recyclables. They worked really hard and the results were amazing and very beautiful. Those people couldn't even believe what they have done with only the use of recyclables, which was made into art. 

Now the Vik Muniz art project changed more than one life of the garbage pickers. They dreamed of improving life for their community and they were able to do it. All artworks they all created were sold. The money created by selling of the artworks was giving back to the "catadores". Also, the prize money from the film awards was giving back too, in order to help the "catadores" and their community just like they dreamed of. This documentary made me notice more how art is a way of expressing yourself and making dirty things to something beautiful. going from bad to great because of art. But the most important thing that I took away from this is to never doubt yourself because you have nothing, instead try to make the best of anything you do because you never know what can happen in the future like a person coming into your life and helping you. To always have hope in life no matter what and most importantly that hard work pays off.