"The current correction in the speculative end of the market is not only of no concern to the artists, they are generally unaware of it, " said Will Stubbs, coordinator of the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka art center in North East Arnhem Land.

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Not only do they impoverish the citizenry thanks to an evisceration of savings, they force capital allocators who fund all economic growth to protect their funds in unproductive sinks of wealth (think gold, land and art) over the growth parts of the economy.

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Instead, they seek hedges against the very devaluation sought by monetarists which is most often investment in the wealth of yesterday: think land, commodities, rare stamps, art, etc.

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In the context of the Massif Central and the Tarn Gorge, it is a colossal piece of land art that completes the landscape, arguably making it better, adding majesty to the serenity of the hillscape.

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