高一生 (Uong'e Yatauyungana, 1908-1954) was an educator, a political leader, a poet, and a musician. Following WWII, Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalist regime took control of Taiwan and declared martial law that lasted from 1947 until 1989. Throughout our 38-year-long martial law period, the regime carried out a series of massacres, targeting political elites and critics. 高一生 was a prestigious leader of the indigenous Tsou people and devoted to indigenous autonomy. Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang government labeled 高一生 as “communist.” The regime used the label as justification to trap, wrongfully jail, and finally execute 高一生 in 1954.

高菊花 (Paicu Yatauyungana, 1932-2016), 高一生’s eldest daughter, was left to provide for nine younger siblings. She became a songstress using the stage name—派娜娜 (Panana) to perform at cabarets and U.S. military clubs. The Kuomintang’s surveillance was relentless and cruel. Leveraging the safety of her family, government agents forced 高菊花to sleep with foreign diplomats.

This project pays homage to 高一生and his family, particularly 高菊花. A revenge fantasy for those who were victimized.