The eye emerged from my recurring dreams about ancient cosmic entities that lurk between dimensions. those spindly legs, like obsidian needles, reminded me of the way shadow puppets would crawl across my bedroom wall as a child. i painted this after discovering an old brutalist fortress in eastern europe, its concrete walls reaching up like a prayer to something vast and unknowable. the fortress became my anchor, but the eye... the eye was something else entirely. it wasn't watching the fortress - it was watching us watching it, creating an infinite loop of observation. the bloodshot sclera was inspired by those sleepless nights when reality starts to bend at the edges, when the walls breathe and the darkness has weight..

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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