There was something about breaking that always fascinated me. not the violence of it, but the way light finds new paths through the cracks. when i painted this, i was thinking of those ancient japanese craftsmen who would repair broken pottery with gold - kintsugi - but i wanted to take it further. what if the break itself became illuminated, as if the soul was leaking through? The inspiration came from watching a star collapse in my mind's eye. the way light bends and escapes, creating a luminous spiderweb across space-time. i wanted to capture that same cosmic violence in something intimate, personal. the face became my universe, the crack my event horizon..

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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