Woven Axis: Soft Chroma Systems
- January 27 - November 9, 2026
Lobby of 200 Liberty Street
Artist Katrina Sánchez’s large-scale installation, Woven Axis: Soft Chroma Systems, reimagines the gesture of weaving as a visual and emotional language; one that speaks to labor, softness, and transformation. Situated across two walls flanking the elevator bays of Brookfield Place’s 200 Liberty Street, the twin installations consist of carefully crafted woven compositions; modular, textural forms arranged in a grid that is orderly yet constantly shifting. At the center of the project is the concept of active joy and comfort—a sensory exploration that offers a way to ground oneself in a fast-paced world.
Shaped by memory, repetition, and modularity, the installation reflects the rhythms of daily life. It mirrors the body in motion, the city in flux, and the intentional gestures through which we build comfort. Rather than remaining static, these woven works shift, breathe and respond. Each unit holds tactile memory and chromatic intensity coming together to form a dynamic field that transforms into a flowing tapestry of colorful motion, and reflection.
About the Artist
Katrina Sánchez is a Panamanian American fiber artist based in Charlotte, N.C., whose large-scale soft sculptures transform the familiar tenderness of textiles into expansive, spatial experiences. Blending knitted and woven structures, Sánchez builds forms rooted in connection, healing, and joy. Her Magnified Weaving series enlarges single “threads” into vibrant, interlaced forms that celebrate color, tactility, and the emotional architecture of fiber.
Sánchez’s work draws from the skilled craftswomen in her family and from a lifetime of returning to Panama, experiences that shaped her understanding of textiles as a shared language and a conduit for heritage. Across installations and public works, she creates sensorial works where softness becomes a site of grounding, community, and resistance. Sánchez holds a BFA in Fibers from UNC Charlotte and has exhibited internationally at venues including VOLTA Basel and Art Fair Tokyo. Her exhibition Weaving Joy, Woven Resistance is on view at the Mint Museum Randolph in Charlotte, N.C., through 2027. Learn more at katarinasanchez.com and @fiberess.
Good Times. Great Events.Our Calendar's Full
- October 25 – November 2
Bring your family on a self-guided Halloween Hunt throughout Brookfield Place.
- December 2, 9, & 16 12 - 1PM
Celebrate the holiday season with this concert series featuring talented musicians performing a variety of seasonal favorites.
- October 30 – November 10 10AM-7PM
Teams are challenged to build sculptures made entirely out of unopened cans of food.
- Next Event: November 28
Meet authors and influencers, join a book club, and select a free book to take home.
- Now – November 10
Explore a new series of paintings by artist Emmy Star Brown on view at the Winter Garden Gallery.
