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Cantillionaire_

Wealth by Proximity
The Cantillon Effect is not a conspiracy — it’s a law of modern economics. Those closest to the money printer benefit first. They buy assets before prices rise. They own before dilution. They win by design.

A “Cantillionaire” is someone who didn’t get lucky — they got early. They didn’t beat the system. They were the system.

This work exposes that quiet injustice — the elegant fraud of monetary policy masked as stability. The Cantillon Effect is why inflation feels invisible to some and suffocating to others. It’s not that prices rose. It’s that your access didn’t.

Crypto, in theory, was built to break that cycle. In practice, it often recreates it.

This piece doesn’t resolve that tension. It displays it. Wealth moves fastest not to the boldest, but to the best connected. The question isn’t who wins — it’s who gets the first call.

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Edition of Two, Each Unique
Only two mirrors exist at this scale — one mounted on a varnished wood panel, the other on black acrylic. Each is accompanied by a hand-signed certificate of authenticity, certifying its rarity and provenance.

Materials
Acrylic and polymer on mirror, mounted on wood panel. Silkscreened using our overprinting technique: multiple layers of paint meticulously applied to create a subtle, tactile depth within the text.

Year
2025

Dimensions
11.75 x 11.75 x 2 in. (30 x 30 x 5 cm)

A reflective artifact of crypto culture—where permanence meets perception, and meaning shifts with the viewer.