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password spraying_

Operational Intelligence, Styled
Password spraying is low-tech, high-risk — a crude tactic that thrives on human pattern. It’s the attacker’s version of checking every front door in a luxury building, betting one was left unlocked by someone who should’ve known better.

In crypto, where self-custody is sacred, even the mention of spraying sends a signal. This is not about brute force — it’s about catching you slipping. Using reused passwords. Relying on memory. Cutting corners on sovereignty.

This work is a portrait of that threat — not because it’s clever, but because it works. It exploits what makes this space personal: your decisions, your devices, your defaults.

Here, OPSEC isn’t outsourced — it’s handcrafted. “Password spraying” has become a kind of dark meme in crypto culture, shared with ironic distance. Like “DM your seed phrase” or “McDonald’s is hiring,” it’s a joke that’s only funny because it’s real.

Security is no longer silent. It’s social. Referencing spraying is a flex — a nod that you understand the vectors, the exploits, the ways that wallets get drained not through genius, but through negligence. It’s crypto’s version of couture paranoia: the layered, custom-fitted armor worn by those who intend to stay sovereign.

To avoid it is more than smart — it’s stylish.

This piece doesn’t warn. It affirms. That in a world built on permissionless interaction and irreversible consequences, the greatest luxury isn’t wealth — it’s hardened, intentional security.

Because in crypto, you’re only sovereign if you know how to stay un-sprayed. And the ones who last don’t just survive — they harden.

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Edition of Two, Each Unique
Only two mirrors exist at this scale—one mounted on a varnished wood panel, the other on black acrylic. Each is accompanied by a hand-signed certificate of authenticity, certifying its rarity and provenance.

Materials
Acrylic and polymer on mirror, mounted on wood panel. Silkscreened using our overprinting technique: multiple layers of paint meticulously applied to create a subtle, tactile depth within the text.

Year
2025

Dimensions
11.75 x 11.75 x 2 in. (30 x 30 x 5 cm)

A reflective artifact of crypto culture—where permanence meets perception, and meaning shifts with the viewer.