RUBÉN GRILO, Proof of Concept
exhibition view at Union Pacific, London / June 2016

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1 Kit Kat 16 Bites, 4 Lindt 30 Bites and 4 10 Bites, 4 Smarties Sharing Block 16 Bites, 2 Galaxy Smooth Milk 42 Bites (More or Less), 6 Niederegger Lubeck Marzipan Classic 10 Bites, 4 Nestle 50 Bites, 2 Cadbury Bournville Classic Dark 32 Bites, 2 Nestle Aero 28 Bites, 7 Reese‘s Filled with Peanut Butter 15 Bites, 1 Milka Avellanas Enteras 32 Bites, 2016
tinted hard plastic, magnets, aluminum foil, laser-cut, bent and powder coated steel sheet, 179 cm x 73 cM

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1 Milka Avellanas Enteras 32 Bites (Aprox), 3 Lindt 30 Bites, 1 Smarties Sharing Block 16 Bites, 4 Kit Kat 16 Bites, 5 Nestle Aero 28 Bites, 3 Green & Black‘s Thin Milk Chocolate 8 Bites, 4 Valor 11 Bites and 2 12 Bites, 3 Cadbury Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Cookie Nut Crunch 16 Bites, 2 Reese‘s Filled with Peanut Butter 15 Bites, 4 Niederegger Lubeck Marzipan Classic 10 Bit, 2 Galaxy Smooth Milk 42 Bites, 2016
tinted hard plastic, magnets, aluminum foil, laser-cut, bent and powder coated steel sheet, 179 cm x 73 cm

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RUBÉN GRILO, Proof of Concept
exhibition view at Union Pacific, London / June 2016

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RUBÉN GRILO, Proof of Concept
exhibition view at Union Pacific, London / June 2016

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Untitled, 2016
tinted hard plastic cast from UV-cured photopolymer, baling twine, laser-cut, bent and powder-coated steel sheet. 179 cm x 73 cm

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Untitled, 2016
tinted hard plastic cast from UV-cured photopolymer, baling twine, laser-cut, bent and powder-coated steel sheet. 179 cm x 73 cm

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RUBÉN GRILO, Proof of Concept
exhibition view at Union Pacific, London / June 2016

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To Whom it May Concern, 2016
cast plastic, translucent vinyl, cork, rubber tips, chromed steel rods, polyurethane resin on extruded polystyrene foam, baling twine, wire mesh, earth plaster and hay bales, 110 cm x 110 cm x 50 cm

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To Whom it May Concern, 2016
cast plastic, translucent vinyl, cork, rubber tips, chromed steel rods, polyurethane resin on extruded polystyrene foam, baling twine, wire mesh, earth plaster and hay bales, 110 cm x 110 cm x 50 cm

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To Whom it May Concern, 2016
cast plastic, translucent vinyl, cork, rubber tips, chromed steel rods, polyurethane resin on extruded polystyrene foam, baling twine, wire mesh, earth plaster and hay bales, 110 cm x 110 cm x 50 cm

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RUBÉN GRILO, Proof of Concept
exhibition view at Union Pacific, London / June 2016

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Sincerely Yours (Outer Right Section), 2016
automotive clay and clay, modeling lm on extruded polystyrene foam, mirror, chipboard and steel table, 150 cm x 63 cm x 196 cm

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Dear Grace and Nigel,
In the last months I have been preparing this exhibition from pure disaffection.
I swear. I tried by all means not to get involved more than necessary. I chose working as in an assembly line, making shifts and planning tasks with coldness and distance. I have been strategic and I was seeking the effect. I copied as much as I could and, in general, I let other others make the most of the work. I took so much distance from the work that if my skin was just thicker it would become plaster.

So please, when you type my name in the press release, remember it means nothing. That my emotions are not mine. That I don‘t deserve any credit for the exhibition. That I won‘t celebrate when they greet me neither they will be talking about me when they criticise me. That we are not made of clay. That the “self” is a fraud. Mine, ours. It’s nothing more than a delusion, a virtual machine, a network, a mere proof of concept.

Sincerely yours, Rubén*

Proof of Concept by RUBÉN GRILO is on view at Union Pacific, London until July 2, 2016

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*press release provided by Union Pacific

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