{"id":1887584,"date":"2026-04-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1887584"},"modified":"2026-04-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:00:00","slug":"a-giant-wool-form-by-nicola-turner-heaves-and-skitters-through-an-18th-century-chapel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1887584","title":{"rendered":"A Giant Wool Form by Nicola Turner Heaves and Skitters Through an 18th-Century Chapel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/turner-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"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 &quot;feet&quot;\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photos by Mark Reeves. All images courtesy of the artist, Annely Juda Fine Art, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">A Giant Wool Form by Nicola Turner Heaves and Skitters Through an 18th-Century Chapel<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-17T08:02:19-05:00\">April 17, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Fnicola-turner-times-scythe-yorkshire-sculpture-park-installation%2F&amp;title=A%20Giant%20Wool%20Form%20by%20Nicola%20Turner%20Heaves%20and%20Skitters%20Through%20an%2018th-Century%20Chapel\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"472947\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a converted 18th-century chapel on the grounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yorkshire Sculpture Park<\/a>, 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\u2019s exterior. It\u2019s otherworldly genesis was at the hands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicolaturner.art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nicola Turner<\/a>, known for her monumental, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/nicola-turner\">contorted textile installations<\/a> that often heave and surge from structures and public spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Turner\u2019s solo exhibition, <em>Time\u2019s Scythe, <\/em>comprises forms made of recycled wool and horsehair, which she hand-stitches inside of mesh to create the bulging, knotted forms. \u201cThis is Turner\u2019s first large-scale installation to use pale wool and creates a different energy to her dark sculptures, moving away from their more melancholic character,\u201d the gallery says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/turner-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472947\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/turner-7.jpg\" alt=\"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 &quot;feet&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-472955\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><em>Time\u2019s Scythe <\/em>continues through September 27 in Wakefield. If you go, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/lr-vandy\">LR Vandy<\/a>\u2019s provocative exhibition, <em>Rise<\/em>, which also continues into September. See more on Turner\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicolaturner.art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and for more twisting, creature-like forms, might also enjoy the work of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/kate-mccgwire\">Kate MccGwire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/turner-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472947\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/turner-2.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of a large-scale textile installation by Nicola Turner with undulating, twisted details\" class=\"wp-image-472950\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/turner-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472947\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/turner-3.jpg\" alt='a detail of a large-scale textile installation by Nicola Turner with undulating, twisted details and metal blades for \"feet\"' class=\"wp-image-472951\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/turner-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472947\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/turner-6.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of a large-scale textile installation by Nicola Turner with undulating, twisted details\" class=\"wp-image-472954\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/turner-5.jpg\" 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