There was something unsettling about the way their shadows stretched longer than physics should allow. the trees became prison bars, and the figures stood like ancient sumerian glyphs against the light. it reminded me of that time i found an old photograph from the manhattan project - not of the explosion, but of the scientists' shadows permanently burned into concrete walls. The longer i painted, the more the shadows seemed to move independently of their owners. some reached out to touch other shadows, while others recoiled. it became a choreography of dark matter, a dance of quantum entanglement where every figure was both present and absent, observed and observer..

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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