While painting this, memories of ancient nordic tales where beasts emerged from psychological spaces kept haunting me. the tiny figure wasn't meant to represent fear - rather a curious acceptance of our own monstrous potential. it reminded me of the way jung spoke about the shadow self, but twisted through a lens of cosmic horror. the beast itself started as a smudge of paint that grew more sentient with each stroke, until it seemed to be screaming into existence from some void between thoughts. the clouds felt like witnesses to this emergence, passive yet knowing..

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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