About
Opening in time for the Easter holidays, Time’s Scythe is a brand-new installation by British artist Nicola Turner that breathes new life into Yorkshire Sculpture Park‘s 18th-century Chapel.
The installation will be created inside the chapel using recycled wool and horsehair, which is hand-stitched inside mesh to create the work’s bulbous tendrils. Beginning outdoors, the work will spill from the Chapel bell tower and enter through an upper window, before cascading over the balcony to fill the gallery space. The natural earthy smell of the wool will create a tactile, sensory experience as you walk amongst and around the flowing tentacles.
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.
Turner’s work often incorporates found historical objects. Time’s Scythe will use traditional sheep shears at the end of each tendril, reaching towards the altar like claws. They create a connection to the sheep at YSP, which have their fleeces shorn during spring in the nearby Shadow Stone Fold by Andy Goldsworthy, and links to local traditions of manufacturing and industry.
Time’s Scythe is presented in collaboration with Annely Juda Fine Art and Southern & Partners.
Venue opening hours
Monday : Closed
Tuesday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Access facilities
- Accessible Car Parking
- Accessible Toilet
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Changing Places Facility
- Step Free Access
- Wheelchair Accessible
Venue Details
Find us at
West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LG
Phone
01924832631
info@ysp.org.uk