Valentine Willie Fine Art Kuala Lumpur is proud to present a solo exhibition by Bandung-based artist, Cinanti Astria Johansjah a.k.a. Keni, whose works have been known for her idiosyncratic approach toward narratives and fantasy. Graduating from the Faculty of Art and Design from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in 2008, Keni has worked mostly with watercolour, a medium the artist considers most appropriate to express her fluid and free imagination. Mamihlapinatapai, however, marks Keni's recent milestone, which features her first-time exploration of three-dimensional objects using ready-made glass jars and sculpted resin.

The title of this exhibition, Mamihlapinatapai, is taken from a work in the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego (South America), which has been listed as the most succinct word in the human history. It originally means "a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to [initiate]."