Annette Ratti

Annette has spent 20 years in fashion textile prediction, selling fingerprint originals to top fashion houses. Her curiosity about culture and textile practices has enriched her embroidery techniques, now evolving into digital machine practice.

Annette also coordinates an arts collective, teaching stitching techniques to alleviate mental stress and promote sustainable mending and upcycling.

The “Shroud for Life” uses layered embroidery to depict preventable environmental catastrophes, such as oil spills, wildfires, and industrial pollution, highlighting the impact of human decisions on the planet. Shrouds are used in funeral rites by many human cultures, but here the shroud contains life itself.

By incorporating floral motifs and layered stitches, the decoration contrasts environmental destruction with nature’s resilience and historical continuity.