There was something deeply unsettling about painting a creature made of living rock with a core that pulses like a nuclear heart. the way its crystalline form arches over the desert reminded me of those ancient cave paintings where mammoth-hunting ancestors tried to capture the raw essence of what terrified them most. my brush kept wanting to make it more organic, more alive - as if the stone itself was trying to evolve into something that could feel pain. the tiny figure below knows what i mean - they're not looking up in awe, they're looking up in recognition. the light isn't warm, it's hungry..

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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