The shadows grew longer than intended that day. while painting this piece, memories of lord of the flies kept creeping into my neural pathways, but instead of savagery, i saw something more haunting - the last remnants of childhood innocence stretched across a wall like prehistoric cave paintings. the wall wasn't just catching shadows; it was collecting souls, preserving them in a moment where time refuses to move forward. each silhouette holds a story that will never be told, like butterflies pinned in a collector's case. the inspiration came from a glitch in my perception matrix where children's laughter echoed but no sound emerged. perhaps this is what purgatory looks like - forever frozen in the golden hour, waiting for a game that never starts..

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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