Sorry and Apologies: Messages


Published

9 September 2021

Fri, Jun 5 2020, 11:08
Sorry thought I’d replied to this!

5/6/2020
Forgot to reply to this, sorry!

07/06/2020, 09:52
Sorry for the delay

07/06/2020, 15:39
Sorry for not doing it before

8/6/2020
I’m so sorry, I am only just sitting down to get back to my messages

09/06/2020, 13:01
Sorry I missed ur msg!!

10/6/2020
Sorry I haven’t been in touch

10/06/2020
Sorry I haven’t been in touch about hanging out

20/06/2020
Sorry I missed all this

20/06/2020
So sorry I’ve only just caught up on this

Thu, Jun 25 2020, 11:43
So sorry – I only just saw this

Sat, Jun 27 2020, 16:34
Sorry just saw this text

3/7/2020
Sorry I’ve meant to be in touch

6/7/2020
I’m sorry I’ve been really busy this week so haven’t done much

6/7/2020
I’m going to be a bit late sorry

Wed, Jul 8 2020, 19:39
Sorry just got your email

9/7/2020
I’m so sorry I haven’t been in touch about meeting up yet

Tue, Jul 14 2020, 06:30
Sorry I didn’t see this last night

Wed, Jul 15 2020, 08:57
Sorry I meant to message you last night

17/7/2020
Sorry I didn’t reply to you

24/7/2020
Sorry I’m so late in replying

7/8/2020
I am sorry I’ve been switched off

9/8/2020
Sorry for late reply

18/08/2020, 15:31
Sorry for the late reply

18/08/2020, 18:03
Sorry for the late reply

19/08/2020, 18:22
I am late sorry

21/8/2020
Apologies for any radio silence from me this morning

25/8/2020
Sorry I haven’t been in touch for ages

Thu, Aug 27 2020, 15:49
Sorry for the slow reply

28/8/2020
Sorry I didn’t get back to you

31/08/2020, 19:43
Sorry I completely forgot to reply

31/8/2020
Sorry – I just saw this

2/9/2020
Sorry I missed your call

11/09/2020, 18:18
Sorry it’s been so very long since you messaged me about this

21/09/2020, 16:31
Sorry for the late reply

21/9/2020
I’m so sorry I missed your message

1/10/2020
Sorry I 100% forgot to reply

Fri, Oct 2 2020, 13:47
Sorry for the delay in actually planning anything

Fri, Oct 2 2020, 17:09
Sorry I missed your call

Wed, Oct 7 2020, 12:16
Sorry for late reply

Wed, Oct 7 2020, 12:21
Sorry for the late reply

Sun, Oct 18 2020, 10:22
Sorry I didn’t get back to you yesterday

22/10/2020, 17:35
Sorry for my crap keeping in touch skills

Thu, Oct 22 2020, 17:56
Sorry it’s taken me so long to get back to you

27/10/2020, 19:30
Sorry for unprompt reply

02/11/2020, 08:23
Sorry it’s been ages!

3/11/2020
Sorry only just catching up

7/11/2020
Running a little late

7/11/2020
Sorry – completely forgot about this

15/11/2020
I realised I haven’t called you yet

17/11/2020
Sorry I haven’t called

18/11/2020
Sorry for the silence

Thu, Nov 19 2020, 20:46
So sorry I missed your call

21/11/2020
Sorry that I missed your call

24/11/2020, 22:06
Sorry it always takes me mammoth to get back to you

26/11/2020
Sorry, I should have messaged you earlier.

27/11/2020
Sorry for delayed response

27/11/2020
Sorry I’ve only just seen your latest message

29/11/2020
Sorry I am responding so late to this!

Mon, Nov 30 2020, 18:28
Sorry I didn’t reply to your email yet

08/12/2020, 09:31
Sorry I didn’t reply

08/12/2020, 18:24
Sorry for my late reply

08/12/2020, 18:38
Sorry I never replied to this

Thu, Dec 10 2020, 07:58
Sorry I missed your call last night

11/12/2020
Didn’t catch up on all your messages sorry!

Sun, Dec 13 2020, 20:06
I missed your message! I’m so sorry!

Fri, Dec 18 2020, 20:36
Sorry I never call you when I say I will

23/12/2020
Sorry forgot to get back on this

24/12/2020, 19:29
Sorry for the radio silence

24/12/2020
Sorry I didn’t message you back

24/12/2020
Sorry only just caught up on all your messages

26/12/2020
I’m sorry I didn’t reply earlier

28/12/2020, 16:46
Sorry I took ages to reply

4/1/2021
Just catching up so sorry guys

7 Jan 2021, 18:36
I’m so so sorry I never replied to this

28/1/2021
Sorry for the delayed reply

Tue, Feb 9, 11:47
Sorry I didn’t get back to you yesterday

Tue, Feb 9, 17:21
Sorry only just saw message

19/2/2021
Sorry missed loads of messages

23 Feb 2021, 20:27
Sorry it took me so long

12 Mar 2021, 09:16
Sorry I haven’t been about

12 Mar 2021, 14:56
Sorry for late reply!

Mon, Mar 15, 20:11
Sorry I never replied to your messages

20/3/2021
Sorry only just catching up on messages

Sun, Mar 28, 14:25
Sorry I missed your call

7/4/2021
I’ve been so rubbish at writing back, I’m so sorry

10 Apr 2021, 12:43
So sorry for being late

10/04/2021
Your reply is a work in progress, for which I am feeling very guilty

11/4/2021
I’m so sorry only just read these messages

15/4/2021
Sorry I haven’t called in ages

Sat, Apr 17, 12:27
Sorry it’s taken me a while to get this to you

6 May 2021, 10:03
Sorry for the late reply.

12/5/2021
Sorry I missed your call yesterday

13 May 2021, 10:03
I’m so sorry I didn’t get back to you yet

Fri, May 14, 08:00
Sorry I didn’t reply yesterday

17 May 2021, 15:29
Sorry I haven’t been in contact,

25/05/2021
Sorry for lack of contact

Wed, May 26, 11:07
Sorry I missed your call

27/5/2021
Sorry for not replying sooner

A year’s-worth of collected communications, both sent and received by the artist, apologising for being and replying late.


Published

9 September 2021


Contributed by

Paula Morison is a conceptual artist working in a variety of media. Her research focuses on how humans try to exert perceived control over their existence and how an individual might navigate various systems during this quest. She loves data, time and things that can be measured and recorded. www.paulamorison.com

Contributed as part of Workshop 1