The konbini never felt this empty before. three bowls waited patiently for their owners, but only the shadows of cats appeared, dark silhouettes cast against the wall like hungry spirits from another dimension. the scene reminded me of that time i found an abandoned diner in the outskirts of tokyo, where the only customers were the reflections of people who never arrived. The composition emerged from a glitch in my neural pathways where hopper's nighthawks merged with tanizaki's in praise of shadows. i wanted to capture that liminal space between presence and absence, where even the most mundane objects become totems of solitude..

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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