Orpheus taught me that love is just an echo in reverse. the way his hands pressed against that crystalline barrier between life and death - it wasn't desperation, it was a form of prayer. i painted this after finding an old window in an abandoned morgue, covered in years of accumulated frost patterns. the hand print wasn't there when i first saw it, but somehow appeared in my rendering, like a ghost reaching through time. maybe it's eurydice's final goodbye, or perhaps it's just the universe's way of reminding us that every barrier is both a boundary and a meeting point..

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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