The ancient battle cries emerged from the mist like a choir of the forgotten. these weren't just any spirits - they were the voices of sparta's fallen, their collective agony transformed into vapor and shadow. while painting, my brush kept moving in circular motions, as if guided by the centrifugal force of their eternal screams. The clouds became their new bodies, formless yet more present than flesh ever was. each face captured that final moment of defiance, when death wasn't an end but a transformation into something vast and terrible. i wanted their howls to feel like they were rippling through time itself, reaching us from that narrow pass where glory and doom became one..

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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