A terrific exhibit quietly came to town earlier this month at the Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Drive, the University of Miami. It’s the works of Brazilian born international art star Vik Muniz. If you saw the Muniz exhibit at the then Miami Art Museum a number of years ago, it’s not so large as that one, but it’s a well curated selection of imposing pieces from his various collections.

Muniz is known for the startling materials he uses in the production of his stunning  images. By using diverse materials such as toys, diamonds, garbage, chocolate and magazine clippings, the artist creates tableaux, which are then photographed.  The exhibit entitled Poetics of Perception includes elements of several of his renowned bodies of work, including Diamond Divas, Pictures of Chocolate, Pictures of Junk, Pictures of Color and more. Pictured above is a map of the world made with discarded computer parts, from keyboards and mouses to monitors overturned to ressemble houses.

If you haven’t seen it, go see the film Wasteland which documented how Muniz enlisted dwellers from Rio de Janeiro’s favelas (slums) for help in creating his junk series, and their life- transforming trip to the USA for the opening of the film. The screening will be April 12 at 2 p.m. The exhibit runs until April 19.