Nicko RUBINSTEIN (1964-2025). "As in a grain of sand in an alarm clock...", 2001. Hippopotamus clock sculpture in green patina bronze, black lacquered iron, glass (lacquer wear). Paper dial signed JAZ (folds). Titled, signed, dated and numbered 2/8. Height 33 cm - Width 28 cm Note: with a degree in geological engineering, Nicko Rubinstein turned to animal sculpture in 1991, bringing the human and animal worlds into dialogue. Deeply marked by the Holocaust and the relationship between creation and the human body, he highlights the hidden structure, the anatomy of beings and the world, the internal skeleton, questioning transmission and the invisible structures of the living. "One of the fundamental aspects of my work is the desire to reveal the hidden structure, the inner skeleton, the anatomy of beings and the world, with the intuition, I would even say the conviction, that there is a hidden secret there...". His work can be found in the collections of the Musée A. G. Poulain Museum in Vernon, the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and the Collège Sylvain Menu in Marseille.