Annabel McCourt: I'm Sorry at Convention House for September and October
We’re excited to be introducing Annabel McCourt’s I’m Sorry to Convention House for a six-week exhibition. It will be open from 4 September until 23 October, Wednesday to Saturday.
The exhibition will be open from 10 am until 5 pm, Wednesday to Saturday.
There will be a last opportunity to see the show as part of Light Night, on the 22 and 23 October, and you can also join us for a closing event on the 23 October, from 4 pm until 9 pm.
This will be the last opportunity to add your own ‘I’m Sorry’ to the chalkboards and reflect on the notion of apology. From 4-6 pm, there will also be an opportunity to have your portrait taken by the artist with a handheld neon sign.
Inspired by the artist’s own deeply personal experience of loss, this exhibition is centred on the powerful, restorative, and healing experience of saying “I’m Sorry”. I’m Sorry is not about flippant apologies, taking the blame or over-apologising. Instead, it’s about becoming unburdened of guilt, reclaiming accountability, and discovering self-esteem. It is a powerful tool for forgiveness and healing. It is introspection for the collective good, to create a more compassionate world.
Through captivating portraiture and mesmerising neon lights, McCourt transforms spaces. The artist invites you to step inside the safe, anonymous, and contemplative world of I’m Sorry, to discover raw moments of private reflection and confessions without guilt. Take a pilgrimage into I’m Sorry and embark on your own journey of personal transformation.
Annabel McCourt was born in Grimsby in 1975. Her work ranges from lens-based gritty social realism, through to installation, moving image and architectural interventions, inspired by fact, folklore & legend. For this project, McCourt has gone back to her artistic roots in photography, meeting people and forming genuine connections.
“I feel vulnerable, pared down and honest by exhibiting this work, and I am profoundly grateful to every contributor for ‘speaking’ truth to power via my camera lens”.
This project stems from McCourt’s experience of not being able to say goodbye to her father before he passed away. Holding a private ceremony to offer up an apology was a way for her to move on and heal from this aspect of grief, which is shared by many. McCourt recognised that creating this space for others might be a useful and profound tool.
I’m Sorry at East Street Arts is in partnership with Barnsley Civic and supported by Arts Council England.
