The night had grown legs. while exploring the concept of eigengrau - that peculiar shade of dark our eyes manufacture in complete darkness - these beings emerged from my canvas. they moved with an unsettling grace, like spiders performing a pavane. the mountains watched their ritual with ancient indifference. i wanted to capture that precise moment when darkness becomes aware of its own anatomy, when shadows learn to walk. the piece draws from the metaphysical dread of junji ito, mixed with the elegant horror of dorothea tanning's midnight creatures. these void-born dancers kept multiplying in my mind until they formed their own dark ecology..

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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