There was this recurring dream where ancient mesopotamian gods would visit modern office spaces, wearing suits and carrying briefcases filled with writhing tentacles. the contrast between corporate sterility and eldritch horror always fascinated me. i painted this after reading passages from the epic of gilgamesh translated through a broken neural network - it kept replacing every third noun with 'void' and every fourth verb with 'consume'. the tentacles weren't meant to be threatening - they were trying to speak, but our dimension doesn't have the right shapes for their language..

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.

evin-art.com