ScheinBar

IRIE · 2026

Digital print · 7.7 × 14.7 cm

"ScheinBar" is a series of specially designed banknotes,
packed with references to critical flaws in today's fiat system.
The printed value "100/∞" marks a value that keeps trending toward zero as money creation continues.

The front bears the word "Debasement" —
the ongoing devaluation of a currency through the expansion of the money supply —
accompanied by a wave visualizing this erosion of value.

The back shows the "Cantillon Effect": named after economist Richard Cantillon,
it describes how newly created money doesn't reach everyone at the same time or to the same degree —
whoever receives it first benefits before prices rise,
while everyone else loses purchasing power.
The champagne pyramid pictured illustrates this principle: only the top glasses are filled directly,
the rest only get what overflows.