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我無意間從網路上看到一篇報導，內容是有關於二戰時的軍鴿事蹟與一張照片，闡述著鴿子在人類視角下是如何突破重圍安然回家，完成交付的使命。也因這則報導讓我更好奇他們的過往與今生，為釐清報導的真實性，我開始著手調查爬梳相關史料與文件後，才發現1944年的台灣空戰不只台灣少年工的參與，甚至國際聞名的台灣賽鴿也流傳著一支神秘的鴿系血脈，以及在殖民流動的空間轉換下，面臨殘生空間的消逝與資本開發衝擊的飛雁新村竟也都牽涉其中。於是，我嘗試讓我的鴿子再重新演繹1944年10月12日上午的空戰情景，以鴿子的視角看見這片天空的喧囂與平靜，重返現場之際也想像那股歸巢的衝勁，體驗如何肩負身為一隻軍鴿的使命，卻又甩不掉命運的主宰與操弄。 I incidentally came across an article on the internet about military pigeons during World War II. The article included an image depicting a human perspective of how the pigeons broke through defense lines and returned home safely after completing their mission. The article triggered my curiosity about the past and present of the pigeons. In order to verify the article, I investigated relevant historical records and documents and found that in the 1944 Formosa Air Battle, not only were Taiwanese child laborers involved, so were a mysterious bloodline of internationally-famous Taiwanese racing pigeons. Moreover, Feiyan Military- dependent’s village, a place struggling for existence in the face of colonial trajectory and capitalist development, also played a part. This work is an attempt to reenact the air battle scene on 12th October 1944 with my pigeons. I envisioned the sky’s chaos and calmness from the view of a pigeon-imagining how it feels to return to the heat of battle while sensing the strong pull of home, and the burden of a military pigeon that is unable to escape the manipulation of fate.
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