Ivan Grilo (1986,  São Paulo) lives and works in Itatiba, SP, Brazil.

Displacement is an essential part of Ivan Grilo’s artistic process. Many of his works result of experiences in the field, where he collected stories told by images, documents and oral accounts. His works use a variety of media and tend to be made of more than one element: metal plates with written texts, sculptures, small objects and photography.

Regarding the work on display: two pages where words have been removed. The breaths remain, the pauses. All the words I have never been able to say, all the words I have yet to say. Letters that could be to a daughter discovering the world, letters that could be to a mother, with all that has not been said in a lifetime. Breaths needed in a time of exaggeration and volumes in the world.