The ancient romans had these hollow columns called spiramina that supposedly released trapped spirits into the sky. while painting this, i kept thinking about how consciousness might just be smoke signals we send to ourselves - messages that disperse before we can read them properly. the birds circling reminded me of those moments between sleep and waking, when thoughts turn to vapor and escape through invisible vents in our skulls. wanted to capture that precise moment when a dream becomes too heavy to contain and must be released into the atmosphere, joining the clouds that have been collecting everyone else's forgotten visions since time began..

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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