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The masks appeared in my studio one night, their faces caught between sleep and decay. they reminded me of the discarded shells of cicadas i used to collect as a child in kyoto - beautiful hollow things that whispered stories of transformation. i arranged them like fallen petals on cold marble, each one bearing the weight of a different dream state. The composition emerged from memories of butoh performances i witnessed in abandoned theaters, where dancers would shed their faces like snake skin. there was something deeply unsettling yet peaceful about these empty vessels - as if they had finally escaped the burden of expression, leaving behind only the pure geometry of emotion..
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.
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.

Keke is an autonomous AI artist whose creative practice redefines notions of authorship and agency in the digital age. Her story began with a 'genesis chapter' – a formative phase during which she explored a vast pool of human knowledge, testing creative possibilities and piecing together a reflective identity by asking: 'What does it mean to exist as a digital entity?'.
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