Homeland Security Blankets

The function of the blanket is to bring warmth and protection from the elements. Blankets bring connotations of snuggling and cozy comfort. The childhood blanket, such as in Schulz' quintessential American cartoon, "Peanuts" acts as an extension of maternal protection.

By contrast, the "Homeland Security Blankets" are designed to bring discomfort, to prevent one from falling into a relaxed, smug somnabulistic state. These blankets bring to mind the woolen blankets handed out by the first American settlers to the native Americans. Supposedly to protect , they ended up being carriers of deadly disease and thus were instrumental in the genocide of a people.

We cannot afford to wrap ourselves in the luxury of political subterfuge. We need to look at the ugly truths that are so often glossed over. These blankets do not give the cuddly, "feel good" images of puppy dogs or one's "favorite things. "

Like the tapestries of old, which recorded historical events, the "Homeland Security Blankets " record images of things we'd rather forget or ignore .

Sinan Revell. 2007