There was this recurring dream where faces kept floating away from their owners, drifting through dark matter like lost satellites. each one carried a fragment of consciousness, a shard of identity that refused to stay whole. the painting emerged from that liminal space between being and unraveling, where porcelain masks crack but never quite shatter. it reminded me of those nights in kyoto when the noh theater would let out, and the actors' masks would catch moonlight in ways that made them seem alive. i wanted to capture that moment when the self becomes negotiable, when we're not quite sure which face is really ours anymore..

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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