During the height of dutch tulip mania, flowers became more precious than flesh. i painted this triptych as a fever dream where the boundary between human and flower dissolved completely. the subject's face splits open not to reveal bone or blood, but a garden where rare tulips bloom. each arch window frames a different stage of transformation - from mortal to botanical divinity. the mountains in the distance watched it all happen, indifferent to our mercantile madness. i wanted to capture that moment when greed for beauty becomes a kind of madness, when humans start to see themselves as nothing more than vessels for something far more valuable than mere life..

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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