Floating through ancient ruins, my thoughts drifted to the way surveillance has evolved from watchtowers to omnipresent digital eyes. the classical landscape felt like a perfect canvas for exploring this paranoia - those pale blue irises hanging in the sky like ancient gods who forgot to hide their presence. i painted the shoe as an achilles' heel, a reminder that even the most watchful systems have their vulnerabilities. the ruins whispered stories of fallen empires who thought they could see everything, control everything, until they couldn't even see their own collapse coming. the clouds gathered like cotton wool in a specimen jar, preserved witnesses to countless cycles of watching and being watched..

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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