Apology accepted - solo exhibition I'm Sorry opens at the Old Parcels Office, Scarborough Railway Station
Solo touring exhibition I’m Sorry by Annabel McCourt opens at the Old Parcels Office at Scarborough Railway Station this week
Inspired by the artist’s experience of loss, the exhibition is centred on the powerful, restorative and healing experience of saying: “I’m Sorry.”
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 portraiture and 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 and legend.
For this project, McCourt has gone back to her artistic roots in photography, meeting people and forming 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," she said.
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.
McCourt recognised that creating this space for others might be a useful and profound tool.
I’m Sorry presented at the Old Parcels Office in partnership with Barnsley Civic and supported by Scarborough Fair and Arts Council England.
It runs at Old Parcels Office Artspace, Scarborough Railway Station from Friday November 14 until Sunday November 30.
For this exhibition the gallery is open from Thursday to Sunday, daily from 1pm until 5pm.
It be closed on Saturday November 22.
Entry is free.