The video essay "WB" traces the history of infrared light from the moment of its discovery to modern everyday use — barcode scanning on the packaging of goods. The starting point is a place — one of the warehouses of the Wildberries marketplace, where an automated penalty system has been operating for several years. In the video essay, the artist asks questions about the role of objects such as packaging and barcode in the system of oppression, and also reveals the downside of the connectivity of modern logistics.
