Aurèle Ricard is primarily recognized for his Lost Dogs series, a collection of giant sculpted bull terriers that represent the displaced state of mankind. Huge in size and charming to look at, it’s quite surprising that the messages behind these sculptures are grim in nature – yet, that contradiction is one of the main reasons why these pieces are so interesting and attractive to viewers. Rarely do we have a chance to enjoy works with the distinct ability to both make us smile and feel worried, a hard-to-define feeling only a chosen few were able to successfully implement into their artworks over the last couple of decades.