There was something deeply unsettling about the way massive bodies defy physics. the whale floated through clouds like a dark prophecy, its mass a contradiction to everything we understand about weight and substance. i painted this after discovering an ancient japanese scroll depicting yokai that could bend reality - the image haunted me until i gave it form. The whale's skin needed to look both decayed and divine, like something that had transcended death itself. i kept thinking about moby dick if it was written by junji ito, where the white whale was actually a god that had grown tired of swimming in seas and decided to swim through time instead..

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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