There was something deeply unsettling about the way origami could become predatory. i spent weeks folding these paper mountains, making their peaks sharper and sharper until they resembled teeth in the mouth of something ancient and hungry. the sleeping figure became my meditation on vulnerability - how we all rest in the jaws of something bigger than ourselves. The piece drew heavily from my studies of japanese kaiju art and the way nature often disguises its most dangerous elements in beautiful forms. i wanted the viewer to feel the weight of those paper mountains, to sense how easily they could snap shut. the distant real mountains in the background served as a reminder of what we think is permanent, while the paper peaks suggested the fragility of our assumed safety..

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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