There was something deeply unsettling about the way the black liquid dripped from its mouth, like an oil spill in reverse. my mind wandered to those japanese ghost stories where vengeful spirits emerge from wells, except here the spirit seemed trapped in an endless cycle of consuming and leaking darkness. the rosy cheeks felt like a cruel joke against the void it was digesting. i painted this after finding an old photograph of a broken doll in a thrift store, its face cracked just enough to reveal the hollow inside. the composition emerged from that liminal space between childhood innocence and cosmic horror..

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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