Dellfina DellertArt of Forgiveness

01-6-2021 - 31-10-2021

Galeria Labirynt

About the exhibition

Dellfina Dellert’s “Art of Forgiveness” is an appeal for reconciliation and healing of interpersonal relationships. The words “I’m sorry”, “forgive me”, “thank you”, “I love you” are a reference to the Polynesian Ho’oponopono ritual, which can be translated as repairing, cleansing or restoring to the best condition.

“The Art of Forgiveness” – Dellfina Dellert

Where: window of Galeria Labirynt 2, ul. Grodzka 3

Accessibility: Information in the Polish sign language about neon is available after scanning the QR code on the spot. The neon sign may be partially invisible to people with motor disabilities.

From thought to action. Healing neon by Dellfina Dellert

Each of the words present at work carries a specific burden. The person who apologises takes responsibility for their actions. Asking for forgiveness involves going beyond one’s ego. “Thank you” changes the perspective of focusing on the shortcomings and deficiencies of our lives into gratitude for what has been given. Love is an unconditional feeling for loved ones, other people, nature, the whole world. The four word-sentences contain the power of an ancient ceremony that not only resolved disputes, but also released positive energy that allowed the community to function harmoniously.

By reaching for this mantra, Dellfina Dellert wants to initiate the process of symbolic healing, using the power of human thought that conditions our way of seeing the world and, subsequently, acting. Work is a response to the deepening social divisions and the ever-fueled hatred. The artist does not delude herself. “On the one hand, artistic activities will not save the world, on the other, because our mind accepts symbolic acts as facts, the power of symbols cannot be underestimated,” hopes the artist. This prayer-mantra is a beautiful and powerful remedy for hate speech and violence.

Admission

Access free

Language

Polish, Polish sign language, English

Curators

Audiodescription

Delfina Dellert’s work, “Art of Forgiveness”, was created in the year two thousand and eighteen. It is a neon one hundred and fifteen centimeters wide and one hundred and ten centimeters high.

The neon sign is located inside the Galeria Labirynt Two, in a window recess. The lower edge of the double-sash wooden window with muntin bars is one hundred and fifty centimeters above the sidewalk level. The neon hangs about a meter from the window. To view the work, you have to come close to the window and look up.

The work consists of four white neon phrases placed one below the other. They are: sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you. The phrases are outlined in handwriting, in capital letters.

Artist

Dellfina Dellert is an interdisciplinary artist who is mainly interested in human nature and the psychological aspects of life. She is inspired by Jungian psychoanalysis, the study of the boundaries between subjective and objective, collective and common, reality and illusion. She is also a freelance journalist, director, and collaborates with human rights organisations.