If you’ve never had a fever dream, this collection will show you what one feels like. In their mesmerizing collaboration, Kat Alystand Lars Matilda merge art, fashion, and narrative, taking us on a surreal journey across New York City, where an alien is on the run, shape-shifting through time, places, and identities. This isn’t just sci-fi fantasy—it’s about escape, transformation, and the search for freedom.
Underground Rebellion: Where It All Begin
We start underground—because where else do you go when you’re on the run from an entire planet? The alien, played by Matilda, moves through the eerily familiar yet somehow still disorienting subway tunnels. Pink tiles, metal pipes, flickering lights—it’s like the subway is alive and chasing the alien, too. Every shot feels like a glitch in the matrix, like the alien is stuck between dimensions, caught in some kind of cosmic traffic jam. And, with some help from AI effects, there are portals that flicker in and out, trying to yank the alien back to a past that just won’t let go.
“We imagined the subway as the perfect spot to start the story,” Alyst and Matilda mention. “It’s gritty, claustrophobic, and feels like the exact place someone—or something—would try to escape from.” The whole vibe is unsettling in the best way, like you’re witnessing something just outside the realm of reality.
Neon and Night: Brooklyn’s Urban Playground
After the subway’s grime, the alien hits Brooklyn’s streets, slipping into the electric energy of the city’s nightlife. This is where things get weirder (in a good way). The alien struts through the streets like they belong—towering wigs, fishnets, corsets—it’s all part of the shapeshifting game. The architecture pulses with life, especially thanks to the surreal addition of @brooklynmotherboard’s motherboard wall—an unsettling blend of futuristic tech and urban grit, where reality feels like it’s splintering just a little too much.
Ruins and Fire: Confronting the Alien’s Past
The journey takes a pivotal turn at Roosevelt Island’s Smallpox Hospital, where the crumbling ruins set the stage for the alien’s confrontation with its past. Massive flames roar in the background, adding a fierce, almost apocalyptic intensity to the scene. Was the fire accidental? Did the alien spark it in their frantic rush to escape? These details remain a mystery, leaving the final moments open to interpretation.
Dodging flames and confusion, the alien runs one last time—only to be abducted in the end, leaving us to question whether escape is ever really possible. The series closes with an unsettling question mark: Can we ever outrun the places we come from, or do they burn with us, no matter how far we go?
Reinvention as Reality: A Personal Story
Shot over three days, the series is both visually striking and emotionally resonant. The art, the fashion, the story—it all comes together in a way that is as bold as it is relatable. Alyst’s precise framing and editing, and Matilda’s powerful portrayal and character direction of the alien create an immersive world where fashion and narrative collide, resulting in something greater than the sum of its parts. The project is not just a collection of images—it’s an exploration of identity, transformation, and the ever-present tension between where we come from and where we’re going.
“We’re excited to push the boundaries even further, to keep exploring these themes of escape and reinvention.” Alyst and Matilda say, adding, “This project opened doors for us to think bigger and bolder about what art and storytelling can do.” Alyst adds, “Lars is one of the most talented artists I know, so having them as a muse is the perfect recipe for any ideas we have ever wanted to create. I’m grateful to know her.”
The title AI, Aliens, and Escaping Home hints at something futuristic, but the heart of this collection lies in the very human question of reinvention—whether in alien skin or human, we’re all trying to redefine ourselves, to escape the places that hold us back. And in this wild, dystopian vision, Alyst and Matilda make one thing clear: the future is always a fever dream—and it’s yours to create.
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