Art, in all its forms
At RETORI, we celebrate art in all its forms, honoring its power to connect, inspire, and give shape to personal and collective stories.
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For Retori Chapter 01 – Roots, Katrien de Blauwer, a self-described “photographer without a camera,” traces the delicate threads of memory, reworking Retori image through her own artistic lens. Like roots weaving through hidden soil, her practice uncovers presence in silence and meaning in what slips between the lines. Light, shadow, and texture converge to evoke intimate landscapes of recollection, revealing the subtle, lingering echoes of experience and the deep connections that anchor us to our past, our origins, and ourselves.
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Norwegian saxophonist blending performative and corporeal elements, acclaimed for his unique style.
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Seamstress and chef, Laszlo fluidly merges culinary artistry with creative visual design in her work.
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Berlin-based floral designer, renowned for her large-scale botanical sculptures and set designs.
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Director and scenographer who blends visual detail with a passion for fashion, design, and performance.
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The Chapter 01 collection was unveiled within the luminous spaces of a contemporary art gallery in the heart of Milan, where fashion and art entered into a seamless dialogue. Each garment resonated with the quiet elegance of its surroundings, while the gallery itself became a living stage, animated by performers across diverse disciplines. Works by Daniella Portillo and Diedrick Brackens—whose vision and practice inspired the collection—were interwoven into the presentation, their narratives and forms echoing through the space, shaping a poetic encounter where creativity, heritage, and presence converged.
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Unfolding as a tableau vivant, the Chapter 01 collection is captured in the Carlo Scarpa wing of the Gipsoteca Antonio Canova, where sculptures and plaster casts preserve the legacy of the Neoclassical master. German photographer Lena C. Emery frames models Marie Cornil and Sulian Rios, weaving motion and stillness into a living choreography. Their diverse backgrounds—as a product designer and a dancer—enrich Retori’s dialogue with artists, embedding the wisdom of transformative journeys into the collection’s DNA. In an oneiric interplay of light and shadow, models and statues merge with the space, sunlight casting an ethereal glow over every gesture—a meditation on presence, transformation, and the enduring power of art.
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For each RETORI chapter, we engage in a stimulating dialogue with artists from different corners of the world, creating a space for reflection, inspiration, and creative exchange. In Chapter 01, we are guided by the journeys of re-discovery and reawakening in the life and work of African American textile artist Diedrick Brackens. Through his richly woven tapestries, Brackens explores memory, identity, and the layered narratives of heritage, transforming threads into powerful vessels of history, emotion, and cultural storytelling. In the accompanying video, Brackens shares his personal story, reflecting on the experiences, traditions, and roots that shape his artistic vision, offering an intimate insight into the worlds his tapestries bring to life.
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For each RETORI chapter, we engage in a stimulating dialogue with artists from around the world, exploring their distinctive practices and creative visions. For Chapter 01, we are guided by El Salvador-born painter Daniella Portillo, whose oil paintings inspired the collection. Through her work, Portillo takes us on a journey across times, places, and roots, weaving together memory, heritage, and the intimate landscapes of personal and collective identity. In the video on this page, Daniella Portillo shares her own story, reflecting on her artistic journey and the ways in which her roots continue to shape her vision, her practice, and the worlds she creates on canvas.
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