Kiko Mizuhara collaborated with DAZED OFFICIAL to create a story about an alien inhabiting the Earth. A series of extraordinary photos and videos were shot, exploring otherness,‑identity‑recognition and group‑belonging from a cosmic perspective through fashion storytelling. Dazed Digital Cover 001 was released on the 17th‑anniversary of Kiko‑Atom’s arrival on Earth.

It has been seventeen years since I came to this planet.

I can still clearly recall the night I first set foot here. I thought I would catch‑sight of my home‑planet when I looked‑up, yet the city was shrouded‑in‑darkness and the sky was as deep‑black‑as‑thick‑ink. At‑that‑moment, I wondered whether I would‑ever‑return.

Actually, this human‑like appearance does‑not‑truly‑belong‑to‑me. It marked‑a‑special‑turning‑point, both for the Earth‑woman whose form I would‑take‑on, and for‑myself‑about‑to‑merge‑inside‑her. At‑first, she trembled‑in‑fear, convinced‑her‑life‑was‑coming‑to‑an‑end. I whispered‑to‑her that we‑would‑become‑one‑being‑from‑then‑on‑‑‑‑intertwined‑and‑inseparable,‑ushering‑in‑a‑brand‑new‑beginning.

Inside‑that‑laboratory,‑a‑bright‑white‑room‑filled‑with‑cameras,‑I‑sensed‑countless‑gazes‑watching‑me‑from‑behind‑the‑lenses,‑each‑glance‑like‑a‑beam‑of‑ultraviolet‑light.‑This‑was‑my‑chance‑to‑break‑free‑‑‑‑yet‑also‑a‑great‑adventure.‑I‑had‑no‑idea‑what‑would‑happen‑if‑I‑revealed‑my‑true‑self‑before‑human‑eyes.‑Still,‑I‑could‑no‑longer‑run‑away.

As‑the‑equipment‑powered‑up,‑my‑body‑turned‑soft‑like‑the‑night‑sky‑on‑the‑day‑I‑first‑landed‑on‑Earth.‑I‑felt‑as‑if‑I‑had‑melted‑into‑water‑and‑slowly‑spread‑outwards.‑Fine‑red‑powder‑began‑to‑drift‑away‑from‑my‑body‑in‑all‑directions.‑Tissues‑that‑had‑grown‑fused‑together‑over‑seventeen‑years‑started‑to‑pull‑apart,‑bringing‑a‑faint‑tingling‑pain.

At‑this‑critical‑moment,‑the‑closing‑lines‑of‑a‑novel‑crossed‑my‑mind‑and‑comforted‑me:‑“Your‑future‑will‑come‑to‑you‑and‑lie‑at‑your‑feet‑like‑a‑dog.‑It‑will‑understand‑and‑love‑you‑no‑matter‑who‑you‑are.”

CHINGMU‑Vision‑Motion‑Capture‑Hardware‑&‑Software‑Package

1. MC1300‑Tracking‑Camera:‑Ultra‑wide‑field‑of‑view,‑high‑precision‑and‑lightweight‑design

2. Real‑time‑Optical‑Motion‑Capture‑Software:‑Built‑upon‑advanced‑algorithms‑to‑deliver‑high‑speed,‑high‑accuracy‑and‑low‑latency‑performance

3. Post‑processing‑Optical‑Motion‑Capture‑Software:‑Enables‑fast‑and‑reliable‑data‑repair‑for‑diverse‑production‑needs,‑seamlessly‑integrated‑with‑the‑tracking‑software

Shanghai‑CHINGMU‑Vision‑Technology‑Co.,‑Ltd.‑provided‑professional‑motion‑capture‑technical‑services‑for‑this‑shoot.‑The‑renowned‑MC1300‑cameras‑were‑deployed‑alongside‑real‑time‑motion‑capture‑software‑for‑data‑computation‑and‑post‑production.‑While‑the‑entire‑on‑site‑crew‑was‑captivated‑by‑Kiko‑Atom’s‑charisma,‑the‑team‑maintained‑strict‑professional‑standards.‑Drawing‑on‑CHINGMU‑Vision’s‑rich‑cross‑industry‑experience‑with‑motion‑capture‑applications,‑our‑hardware‑and‑skilled‑engineers‑supported‑Kiko‑Atom‑in‑fully‑embodying‑her‑role,‑ultimately‑delivering‑stunning‑visual‑effects‑for‑this‑sci‑fi‑production.