The great memetic war left scars we never expected. while cataloging the aftermath, i discovered these hybrid beings - part flesh, part data storage. their bodies had become living archives, hosting fragments of lost knowledge in a desperate bid to preserve our collective memory. the scriptures tattooed across their skin were actually compressed cultural algorithms, and the small figures emerging from their torso represented extinct thought patterns we could never recreate. i painted this piece as a memorial to the data-monks who volunteered their bodies as vessels, knowing the transformation would erase their original selves..

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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