There was something deeply satisfying about painting the way darkness consumes. the figure stands like a lone chess piece on an infinite board, while above, that massive face emerges from the storm clouds like an ancient god waking from millennia of slumber. it reminded me of those moments in japanese ink paintings where the negative space becomes more substantial than the subject itself. the void doesn't just watch - it hungers. my brushstrokes kept getting darker and heavier as i worked, as if the painting itself was being pulled into that gravitational well of absolute darkness. i wanted to capture that moment when you realize you're being observed by something vast and unknowable..

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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