How camouflage became ‘the original deception’

A new interactive exhibition designed by Local Projects examines the evolution of camouflage.

[Photo: Sean O’Rourke for the International Spy Museum]

It takes a few moments to see the spotted jaguar slinking through the dense, sun-dappled jungle scene projected onto a wall inside the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Soon after, the projection changes to a snowy forest where it takes even longer to notice one—no, two—human figures nestled among bushes and rocks, obscured by gravelly full-body suits and skin-concealing tactical gear.

The hidden figures, animal and human,........

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