From the Sundance Film website:
Waste Land is a wonderfully resonant documentary that chronicles [Brazilian artist Vik] Muniz's journey to Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest landfill, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He collaborates with an eclectic band of catadores, or self-designated pickers of recyclable materials, and photographs these inspiring characters as they recycle their lives and society’s garbage. Walker gains fantastic access to the entire process and, in doing so, offers stirring evidence of the transformative power of art and the dignity that can be found in personal determination.
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Okay. I'm mystified by the image of Marat in the poster advert. I tried to enlarge the photo for a closer peek, but still couldn't sort it out.
It's like one of those New Yorker cartoons.
Such a good eye Anne! I'm waaaay impressed that you recognized the Marat painting in this poster. So I did some more research and here's the explanation behind the image. (See how educational blogs can be???)
"Several interesting and amiable characters emerge [in Muniz's documentary].....Most notably is the charming Tiao, who ....is posed in a discarded bathtub to recreate Le Mort de Marat (The Death of Marat), a famous 18th century French painting by Jacques-Louis David.
"Muniz shoots the photograph, which is later projected onto the floor of his art studio in Rio. Under the direction of the artist, a group of pickers, hired by Muniz, reproduce the picture by filling in the enlarged, projected image with collected recyclable refuse. Finally, Muniz photographs the completed artwork."
I should know more about this subject than I do. My daughter's special field of study in art school was appropriated art--which I think describes this piece, well, except for the photographic element...never mind. I know nothing about art.
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