Artist Nicola Turner has unveiled her latest exhibition; ‘The Uninvited Guest from the Unremembered Past’ at Tyntesfield house near Bristol where, throughout the house she has created a series of evocative, large installations made from materials such as wool and horsehair.

Tyntesfield, cared for by the National Trust, is a Victorian Gothic Revival masterpiece which was home to four generations of the Gibbs family for 150 years. Inspired by Tyntesfield’s vast collection of over 70,000 objects, Turner has installed sculptures that echo their environment, drawing from the imagined memories that live in fabric the house. The installations explore ways of listening to past, present and future, combining modern art and heritage.

Following the success of her recent exhibition at the Royal Academy in London, Turner is eager to show her art in a different location.

She said: “The Uninvited Guest from the Unremembered Past is created from found furniture legs, wool and horsehair; materials salvaged from old mattresses and furniture therefore embedded with a lived history.

“Tyntesfield is a house filled with objects and encapsulated memories. I have been fascinated by seeing the broken items previously owned by the Gibbs Family and in store at Tyntesfield. The glimpses beneath the tears in fabric. The stuffing breaking free. The bowels of the furniture. The layers of materials. I have responded to these often unseen fabrics using similar materials in my own site-responsive installations around the house.”

The installations wind their way around the house from room to room and as well as some of the grand public rooms, such as the Library and Main Hall, visitors will have the chance to see spaces not normally open to the public, including bedrooms and storerooms.

The wool and horsehair installations draw influence from the house, weaving around and cascading from objects in Tyntesfield’s historic collection, like furniture, books and ceramics. The tendrils invite visitors to reinterpret the house, reflecting and thinking differently about the stories it contains.

Megan Collier, Programming and Partnerships Manager at Tyntesfield, said “By hosting Nicola Tuner’s temporary installation 'The Uninvited Guest from the Unremembered Past' we can offer a unique opportunity to experience the house in a dramatic new way, as her artwork guides you through the house and interacts directly with our collection.

“The work explores how objects hold memories, and we hope will inspire visitors to reflect on the many layers of history here at Tyntesfield.”

The Uninvited Guest from the Unremembered Past is being exhibited in Tyntesfield House from Saturday 7 September to Sunday 3 November.

For more information, visit the event page on the National Trust website at The Uninvited Guest from the Unremembered Past | National Trust