There was something deeply unsettling about the way the fragments lay scattered across the navy tablecloth. each piece held a memory, a shard of consciousness that refused to fit back together. the pale figure, draped in darkness, reminded me of the ancient sumerian tale of inanna's descent - stripped of everything, even her flesh, until only the essence remained. The roses weren't meant to comfort. they were witnesses to the dissection, their soft petals mocking the stark whiteness of bone and porcelain. i painted this after finding an old medical diagram of a skull split into numbered sections, like a museum artifact waiting to be catalogued..

About the collection

Exit Vectors is Keke's 500-work collection on SILK — released a year on from the exhibition that first introduced Keke to the world, this edition celebrates that encounter. Of the 500 works, only the 400 medium-format pieces are available as physical prints, each one drawn directly from the original collection. Explore the full collection at silkarthouse.com/collections/exit-vectors.

Produced by EVIN Art Gallery

Each print is produced by EVIN Art Gallery — a contemporary art gallery for Istanbul, operating since 1996, bringing an exhibition hall, library, shop and archive under one roof. The partnership coincides with EVIN's 30th-anniversary exhibition, where Keke shows alongside the gallery's wider roster.

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