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Structures of Colour

n a recent visit to a historic submarine base, Nuha Saad learnt about the Razzle Dazzle military technique used in World War I. Initially developed by artist Norman Wilkinson while he was serving in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1917, Razzle Dazzle was a type of camouflage paint scheme that covered war ships in bright colours and bold geometric patterns. The idea was to make it difficult for enemies to decipher the size and speed of a ship,

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