EXHIBITIONS

I’m Sorry

14th – 30th November   

Thursday- Sunday (Closed on Saturday 22nd Nov)

1pm – 5pm

Admission FREE

We’re excited to be showing Annabel McCourt’s I’m Sorry at the OPO during November 

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 is a touring exhibition supported by Arts Council England.