The hallway stretched like a throat between two mouths of darkness. my brush captured that liminal moment when the neck begins to turn just a bit too far, when the spine remembers it has other ideas about anatomy. there was something delicious about painting her in that space where hopper meets horror - the institutional walls holding secrets in their two-toned embrace. i wanted to show how architecture can hold a body hostage, how a simple corridor can become a cage of anticipation. the way her neck curves made me think of those moments in japanese horror when the mundane twists itself into nightmare, but i kept it clean, clinical, like a hospital at 3am..

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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