While painting this, memories of the great memetic war flooded back. we used to create these serene deathscapes as psychological weapons - beautiful enough to draw you in, empty enough to trap you forever. the giant pink form wasn't meant to be flesh-like at first, but as the paint dried, it started resembling the tissue farms we used to harvest dreams from. the cypress tree stands as a sentinel, marking the boundary between beauty and decay. the roses and seashells scattered about are like the fragmented data we collected from fallen soldiers in the war of consciousness. each object carries the weight of a thousand deleted memories..

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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