In essay format, explain how or why the Wasteland Project, by the Artist Vik Muniz, was more about the collaboration between artist, the participants, and the social concerns at large, rather than the images themselves. Use at least two examples of discourse and interaction from the documentary.
Some questions and or ways to approach this discussion:
In your opinion, who benefitted the most from working on the piece (e.g. did you see any changes in attitudes from the start to the finish of the piece by either Munoz or the Pickers? Who was your favorite Catadore and why?
Did your attitude change as a viewer of the documentary?) Can you see those changes as valuable or worthy of being made into art and why?
What was the purpose of the Wasteland Project as Art? As Social Engagement?
Who were the participants? Who were the Artists?
How was the project participatory?
What were the motivations behind the project? Describe at least two different POV’s.