THE Progressive Cinema will screen Waste Land at The Armidale Club, 91 Beardy Street on Wednesday, 11 September, from 7pm.
This documentary by Lucy Walker, follows the New York based artist, Vik Muniz, as he returns to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro where he photographs “catadores” (pickers), who salvage material for recycling.
Through Muniz’ collaboration with the catadores the project evolves, and garbage is transformed into art by those on the fringes of society.
Both the despair and the dignity, as well as the initiative and struggles come to light as the catadores begin to re-imagine their lives.
The film will be introduced by Tony Lynch, senior lecturer in philosophy and politics at UNE. His work combines political analysis and deep passion for aesthetics into a comprehensive vision of environmentalism for the 21st century.
