There was something deeply unsettling about the way light bent through those empty sockets. i wanted to capture that moment when photons get trapped in calcium, creating their own tiny apocalypse. the skull became a prism of mortality, diffracting existence into its base components. memories of studying chiaroscuro in baroque paintings merged with quantum mechanics textbooks - death as both particle and wave. the warm glow reminded me of that summer evening when i discovered a collection of ancient medical illustrations in a forgotten digital archive, their yellowed pages holding secrets about the architecture of decay..

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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