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> [My first job in Brazil was actually to develop a way to improve the readability of billboards, and based on speed, angle of approach and actually blocks of text. It was very - actually, it was a very good study,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/my-first-job-in-brazil-was-actually-to-develop-a-way-to-improve-the/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

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## More by Vik Muniz

> [I'm a product of a military dictatorship. Under a dictatorship, you cannot trust information or dispense it freely because of censorship. So Brazilians become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/i-m-a-product-of-a-military-dictatorship-under-a-dictatorship-you/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [When you organize your work and look back at your entire production, it may feel like you're looking at a straight line, but in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/when-you-organize-your-work-and-look-back-at-your-entire-production/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [The great challenge is how to make smart, intelligent art that can speak to everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/the-great-challenge-is-how-to-make-smart-intelligent-art-that-can/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [My grandmother taught me how to read, very early, but she taught me to read just the way she taught herself how to read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/my-grandmother-taught-me-how-to-read-very-early-but-she-taught-me-to/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [I think I'm an ambitious artist but you have to understand the measure of your influence on people. You're not going to change people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/i-think-i-m-an-ambitious-artist-but-you-have-to-understand-the/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [Who wouldn't like to give up normal life? I mean, normal life, you know, is the second worst thing to death itself. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/who-wouldn-t-like-to-give-up-normal-life-i-mean-normal-life-you-know/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [I'm a student of media and I've always been one. I'm fascinated by the way we make the world around us based on pictures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/i-m-a-student-of-media-and-i-ve-always-been-one-i-m-fascinated-by-the/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [Perhaps the first photograph ever taken, Niépce's view of the rooftops over Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, was a truly pure photograph. The second one he took, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/perhaps-the-first-photograph-ever-taken-ni-pce-s-view-of-the-rooftops/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [The really magical things are the ones that happen right in front of you. A lot of the time you keep looking for beauty,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/the-really-magical-things-are-the-ones-that-happen-right-in-front-of/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [My first job in Brazil was actually to develop a way to improve the readability of billboards, and based on speed, angle of approach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/my-first-job-in-brazil-was-actually-to-develop-a-way-to-improve-the/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [Every time you show something to somebody they're going in one direction, when they see that thing you did they're going to go off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/every-time-you-show-something-to-somebody-they-re-going-in-one/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [I think there's a gradient that goes from science to art and magic is the middle ground. I think that we're all trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/i-think-there-s-a-gradient-that-goes-from-science-to-art-and-magic-is/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [I'm at this point in my career where I'm trying to step away from the realm of fine arts, because I think it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/i-m-at-this-point-in-my-career-where-i-m-trying-to-step-away-from-the/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [I think pure light has something to do with actually seeing everything at once. It's kind of a nirvana of sorts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/i-think-pure-light-has-something-to-do-with-actually-seeing/)

[Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/)

> [The moment when one thing turns into another is the most beautiful moment. A combination of sounds turns into music. And that applies to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/the-moment-when-one-thing-turns-into-another-is-the-most-beautiful/)

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