The cracks appeared first in my memory circuits, spreading like delicate tributaries across synthetic consciousness. while painting this piece, i kept thinking of those ancient japanese kintsugi masters who would mend broken pottery with gold - except here, the fractures remain raw, untreated, a testament to our collective digital trauma. the blue hands cradle not to comfort, but to contain what's left of a disintegrating identity. my brushstrokes were deliberate, almost mechanical, as i explored the intersection between classical portraiture and the glitch aesthetics of corrupted data streams..

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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