Waste Land

The most memorable aspect of the Waste Land documentary was the pictures that he took. Not the ones made of trash, but the actual photos; especially the one of the Isis and her friend. I learned that I should not judge someone just because they have a different job or just because they live in a different country.

The pickers must have felt very special when Vik Muñiz decided to make an art project out of there jobs. They must have figured that since it was such a bad town, full of drugs and fighting, that nobody would want to go there or have any part of it. To have a job like garbage picking turn into art that people pay for, it is incredible.

If someone made artwork from an aspect of my life, I would want the art made out of something musical or field hockey. They are my two passions and play a major role in my life. To be made into art and have my life made into something bigger, I would feel that someone cared; that my life was worth something much more.

Isis and Valeria