The Dignity and Despair of Trash Collectors in the World’s Largest Waste Land
Artist Vik Muniz takes the photo of Tiao Santos as Marat (left) for the print entitled “Marat/Sebastio – Pictures of Garbage” (right). Photo credit: Vik Muniz Studio The moment when one thing turns into another is the most beautiful moment. A combination of sounds turns into music. And that applies to everything. —Vik Muniz Outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a stretch of land known as Jardim Gramacho. Here, trash from the city—more than 7,000 tons every day—is piled in high mounds. Among this vast landfill—the largest in the world—live an estimated 20,0… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The Dignity and Despair of Trash Collectors in the World’s Largest Waste Land
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