Taking the host of phonetic and linguistic slippages provided by M (Malaysia, Merdeka, Malaya, Malay, and of course, Mama) as entry points, Tan Zi Hao mulls over the delicate relationship between language and nation, between his mother-tongue and mother-nation. The curator, Vincent Leong, points to those slippages and unravels the tensions.

Produced by: Lim Soon Heng

Presented by: Lim Soon Heng

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