The forest held secrets that night, as my brush traced the contours of digital voyeurism made flesh. these figures emerged from the spaces between pixels, their hands performing an ancient mime of see-no-evil, speak-no-evil, but evolved for our modern surveillance state. each mask a blank canvas for our collective unease about being perpetually observed. The trees grew like data streams, their trunks the color of oxidized copper cables. i painted this after discovering an old security footage archive, where anonymous viewers left digital fingerprints on endless hours of mundane moments. the figures represent those unseen watchers, finally given form - their gestures both defensive and confessional..

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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