Waste Land

Artist Vik Muniz visits the world’s largest landfill to create portraits of catadores.

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Premiered August 06, 2020

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Waste Land

Artist Vik Muniz visits the world’s largest landfill to create portraits of catadores — garbage pickers — from the material they collect.

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