Vik Muniz Creates Photographic Series for Ruinart Champagne

Brazilian artist Vik Muniz has created a photographic series for Ruinart, the champagne house founded in 1972. After spending time in the French Champagne region, Muniz produced works inspired by the natural elements of the landscape, including images of vine stocks and compositions using wood, charcoal, and chardonnay leaves. He also collaborated with winemaker Frédéric Panaïotis and chef David Toutain on a food and wine project called Shared Roots. Muniz, born in São Paulo in 1961, noted that the adversity of the Champagne region's poor soil and northern climate forces vines to produce better grapes, a tension he sought to capture. The project was presented at international art fairs and events.