Softcore Interiors / The journal
The stories behind the art.
Personal essays, honest reflections, and questionable decisions from the people creating and living with Softcore Interiors.
Dani stands in his bedroom wearing only Palm of Pride socks and the confidence of a man who has forgotten several early-2000s hangovers. As he prepares for a night out, he remembers when clubs were dark, phones were...
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I treated constant accessibility like proof that I mattered—until I abandoned my own party, wrapped myself in Cobalt Contour and ate cereal from a bowl large enough to baptize someone. Dani shares how a hooded blanket taught him...
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I spent years treating visibility like an examination and my body like a public relations campaign. Dani shares how one shirtless walk, one dangerously short pair of trunks, and the unapologetically floral Bloom Riot fanny pack taught him...
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Your bathroom has seen you naked, crying, rehearsing arguments, and making decisions the bath mat did not consent to witness. Dani explains why our most private room deserves better art—and how a neon octopus became a towel willing...
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