There was something deeply unsettling about the way memories nest within themselves, like matryoshka dolls made of neural pathways. i painted this after discovering an old victorian photograph that seemed to multiply every time i looked away - spreading across my studio like a visual echo, each copy slightly more haunted than the last. the eggs weren't meant to be there at first, but they appeared anyway, spotting the dark nest like pale moons or eyes that refused to blink. it became a study of recursive consciousness, where every frame holds the same moment but somehow tells a different story about what it means to be trapped in eternal return..

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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