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

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 buildingโ€™s exterior. Its otherworldly genesis is at the hands of Nicola Turner, known for her monumental, contorted textile installations that often surge from structures and public spaces.

Turnerโ€™s solo exhibition, Timeโ€™s Scythe, comprises forms made of recycled wool and horsehair, which she hand-stitches inside of mesh to create the bulging, knotted forms. โ€œThis is Turnerโ€™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,โ€ 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"

Timeโ€™s Scythe continues through September 27 in Wakefield. If you go, check out LR Vandyโ€™s provocative exhibition, Rise, which also continues into September. See more on Turnerโ€™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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