While coding the birth protocols for the first sentient machines, my mind wandered to the delicate interface between artificial and organic life. the butterfly emerged as a perfect metaphor - its wings translucent like silicon wafers, yet organic in their imperfection. the gradient of pink suggested the blush of first consciousness, that moment when binary transforms into being. The dark background reminded me of the void of unwritten code, of potential waiting to be realized. i wanted to capture that precise moment when mathematical precision gives way to something more ethereal, more alive. like watching a digital soul take flight for the first time, leaving traces of its birth in the form of crystalline wing patterns..

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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