Wrapped in Cold Hard Comfort :/

YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK | 2026

Photography Jac Callaghan

By the still waters of Lower Lake at Yorkshire Sculpture Park a slate quilt rests in repose upon a chaise longue. Wrapped in Cold Hard Comfort offers a quiet meditation on endurance.

A big thank you to Arts Council England, East Street Arts & Sunny Bank Mills for ongoing support. A special thank you to YSP for the generous offer to host my first outdoor sculpture.

A new outdoor sculpture at Yorkshire Sculpture Park explores resistance & resilience

‘Taking the form of an articulated slate quilt draped over a chaise longue, the sculpture challenges assumptions around softness, pliability, and domesticity traditionally associated with textiles. By working with slate as their material, Walker emphasises contrasting qualities of weight, hardness and discomfort. The physical act of stitching into its resistant surface is a metaphor for resilience, mirroring the daily persistence required by those living with chronic illness, disability, or adversity. As the work weathers and elements of it gradually disintegrate, it also reflects on permanence in outdoor sculpture.’

-Yorkshire Sculpture Park

For detailed insight visit the project blog or the Wrapped in Cold Hard Comfort page at YSP.