To Protect and Chiaroscuro

Exploring security theater, the fear of loss, and Rembrandt’s the Night Watch by Kasey Smith

A balaclava with tapestry fabric showing a vintage military scene red ribbons, and gold tassels.

Balaclava of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq

A coil of rope made from strips of cross-stitch of the Rembrandt painting The Night Watch.
A rusty metal file, the wooden handle has been wrapped in a cross-stitch of the Rembrandt painting The Night Watch.
A balaclava with tapestry fabric showing a vintage military scene white ribbons, and gold tassels.

Balaclava of Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch

A pair of woven gloves with intricate patterns in red, orange, brown, and beige colors, laid flat on a plain white background.
A pair of tapestry gloves and a hacksaw upholstered in the same tapestry fabric
A wrench that has been wrapped in a cross-stitch of of the Rembrandt painting The Night Watch.
A pair of decorative, embroidered gloves with intricate patterns in warm colors including red, orange, and beige, against a white background.
A hacksaw upholstered in a vintage tapestry
A hammer wrapped in a cross-stitch of the Rembrandt painting The Night Watch. It is accented with red fringe trim and hanging beads.
a hacksaw upholstered in a vintage tapestry
A small black crowbar, decorated with colorful beads, wrapped in a cross stitch of the Rembrandt painting The Night Watch.
A vintage red wrench wrapped with a cross-stitch of the Rembrandt painting The Night Watch.
A small three-pronged grappling hook that has been wrapped in a cross-stitch of of the Rembrandt painting The Night Watch and embroidered with gold and black sequins.
A wrench that has been wrapped in a cross-stitch of of the Rembrandt painting The Night Watch. Part of the wrapping has been undone, revealed the head of the wrench. The underside of the cross-stitch is black velvet.
A crowbar wrapped in a cross-stitch of of the Rembrandt painting The Night Watch