Nabila Ernada is an Indonesian design researcher and media artist. Trained as a communications specialist and social strategist in ID <love>, she earned a BA in Media Studies from Universitas Indonesia (ID) and later an MA in Social Design from Design Academy Eindhoven (NL). Her work explores the in-between zones of surveillance and resistance, tracing how media infrastructures govern visibility, legality, and the body, particularly within Indonesian contexts.
Softcore is a femme-led installation that reimagines nightlife as a care-driven, interactive system. It listens back, holds you gently, and pulses with collective joy. Sculpted sound stations meet cuddle-ready loveseats, while retro consoles hum with play. The installation sits somewhere between a lounge, a slow party, and a shared living room. Created in collaboration with Linda Ucelniece (LV/NL), the work continues her practice with sculptural speaker objects and loveseats. Together, we built a space of rest, sound, and collective experimentation, where nightlife becomes soft infrastructure.
Commissioned for Brutus, July 11–13, 2025.