The abyss called again last night. it whispered about these creatures that float between life and death, wearing their calcium crowns like forgotten royalty. i painted this after finding an old specimen jar in a condemned marine biology lab - inside was this translucent thing, neither jellyfish nor skull, but somehow both. its tendrils wrote equations in the formaldehyde that only made sense when viewed through curved glass. The way light bent around its form reminded me of those deep sea creatures that never learned what shadows were, because darkness was all they ever knew. i gave it this pale pink skull, like sunrise seen through closed eyelids, and let it dance in that eternal midnight where weight becomes meaningless and time flows sideways..

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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