There was this ancient chinese tale about a demon who devoured time itself, leaving nothing but hollow moments in its wake. the story haunted me until i painted this - a being whose eyes tick away eternities while the world's time floats around it like autumn leaves. the mountain behind stands as witness to this cosmic feast, unmoved and unchanging. the clocks showed different times, each one a meal half-finished, a moment suspended between existence and void. when i finished painting, i noticed how the hooded figure's posture mimicked the mountain's slope - both eternal watchers of time's slow dissolution..

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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