Same Same But Different

Gendjer-gendjer, a song about plucking, selling, and harvesting weeds, is arguably Indonesia's most politically charged, controversial, and taboo song. Within it, lies the story of a nation that went through colonialism, war, independence, conflict, dictatorship, and revolution.

Names have power. Names depict, demarcate, and define our identities. So what happens when a name is changed? Across Southeast Asia, the names of streets, cities, and even countries have changed from time to time. Is it Burma or Myanmar? How did the name Indonesia come to be? Why do names even matter?