The Wasteland

In the movie The Wasteland, this documentary follows an artist Viki Muniz on his trip to one of the largest landfills in the world in Rio. Viki Muniz incorporates everyday objects into his photographic process such as dirt, sugar, wire, etc. Muniz wants to be able to change people's lives and introduce them into a whole new world. When the idea of going to the landfill in Rio came across to him, he said "everybody there is drug addicts".  But  by the end of the documentary he saw that he completely changed peoples lives and he looked at the landfill in Rio in a different perspective. When he got to the landfill the quote that was said was "Trash from the millionaires mansion mixes in with the poors trash" There is no class structure in the landfill. At this landfill he meets a handful amount of new people and he interviews and talks to them. Each one of them talk about being a picker in the landfill. They talk about it such a positive way with a lot of pride behind what they do. One of the pickers goes by the name of Isis, she doesn't like being a picker in the landfill and she said she feels disgusting. Isis has children and she is separated from the father and she doesn't get to see her children. She was one of the helpers that Viki has picked to help him on a special project and all the proceeds from that project was going to the community in Rio. By theend of the documentary Isis seemed to moved and touch with the artwork that she had helped out Viki with. She then wanted to changed her life for the better and the artwork inspired her to do more.  All of the people that helped out Viki with the artwork were all so touched and moved and it inspired them to do better for themselves.