A Giant Wool Form by Nicola Turner Heaves and Skitters Through an 18th-Century Chapel

In a converted 18th-century chapel on the grounds of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, a strange form creeps through openings in the architecture. One can imagine its clipper- and knife-footed tendrils scurrying across the floor as it spills from an upper aperture and even slithers around part of the building’s exterior. Its otherworldly genesis is at the hands of Nicola Turner, known for her monumental, contorted textile installations that often heave and surge from structures and public spaces.

Turner’s solo exhibition, Time’s Scythe, comprises forms made of recycled wool and horsehair, which she hand-stitches inside of mesh to create the bulging, knotted forms. “This is Turner’s first large-scale installation to use pale wool and creates a different energy to her dark sculptures, moving away from their more melancholic character,” the gallery says.

a large-scale installation by Nicola Turner inside of Yorkshire Sculpture Park's 18th-century chapel gallery space of a textile form that appears to be crawling or expanding across the room, out of an opening toward the ceiling, with sharp clippers and scythes for "feet"

Time’s Scythe continues through September 27 in Wakefield. If you go, check out LR Vandy’s provocative exhibition, Rise, which also continues into September. See more on Turner’s Instagram, and for more twisting, creature-like forms, might also enjoy the work of Kate MccGwire.

a detail of a large-scale textile installation by Nicola Turner with undulating, twisted details
a detail of a large-scale textile installation by Nicola Turner with undulating, twisted details and metal blades for "feet"
a detail of a large-scale textile installation by Nicola Turner with undulating, twisted details
a detail of a large-scale textile installation by Nicola Turner with undulating, twisted details and metal blades for "feet"
a detail of a large-scale textile installation by Nicola Turner with undulating, twisted details that interact with architecture
an installation view of a large-scale textile installation by Nicola Turner with undulating, twisted details that interact with a historic interior
an installation view of a large-scale textile installation by Nicola Turner with undulating, twisted details that interact with a historic chapel exterior

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