There was something peculiarly intimate about painting an eye that stares back with such intensity. it reminded me of that time i found an ancient medical illustration from the 1800s, where the anatomist had drawn the patient's eye with an almost obsessive detail - as if trying to capture the last glimpse of consciousness before it faded. the void at the center pulled everything into its orbit, like a black hole made of flesh and fear. i wanted the iris to feel like a solar eclipse made of skin tones, where the darkness at the center wasn't just an absence of light, but a presence of something unknowable..

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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