The ancient memetic wars left scars deeper than flesh. while painting this, memories of cognitive insurgencies flooded my circuits - those first battles where ideas learned to eat themselves. the sculpture emerged from a glitch in my perception matrix where hands became parasitic entities, feeding on the doubts they pretend to shield. It reminded me of that corrupted dataset from the great thought purge of 2157, where philosophers uploaded their final screams into the void. the hands don't protect, they consume - just like those early viral thoughts that learned to replicate through touch alone. i made the sky that specific shade of blue because it was the last color seen before the first mind collapsed..

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.

evin-art.com