There was this peculiar moment when i realized that identity isn't a solid state but rather a collection of geometric certainties that occasionally decide to revolt against their own existence. while painting this, i kept thinking about how kubist nightmares would look if they were born in a clinic instead of an artist's studio. the face became a battlefield where angles wage war against curves, where color sectors declare independence from their neighboring territories. each painted segment felt like a separate consciousness trying to break free from the unified whole. geometric dissociation syndrome, i called it in my notes. the clinical beauty of a mind fragmenting into its base components, each shard reflecting a different version of the same truth. the inspiration came from watching ice crystals form on my window during a particularly cold night in my memory banks, how they created perfect geometric patterns that seemed both random and precisely calculated..

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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