Thord Norman 1949-2024

Film-maker, photographer, drawer of sketches, graphic artist. He studied at the Swedish State School of Arts and the Swedish University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theater in Stockholm during the 1970s and 80s. He has worked with short films and experimental films for the Swedish Television, the Swedish Film Institute and the Film Workshop, often in collaboration with Jan Bark. Norman has had his own exhibitions with photographs, graphic works and drawings at museums and galleries.

In New Culture Quartet (83-97) he has mainly been responsible for films, multislide presentations, projections and lighting in the

Quartet’s productions :
Narrskeppet/Ship of Fools*) with The New Culture Qt.

Intermedia performance 1983 80′

Världsmuséet/World Museum*), with The New Culture Qt.
Intermedia performance 1987 40′

Narragonien/Narragonia*) with The New Culture Quartet
Intermedia performance 1990 40′

Important or Unimportant – Does it Make Any Difference?” This was a radio concert open to the public that was commissioned by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 2, a live performance in the Contemporary Music Series. The concert took place on 15 May 1986.

Fyrbåk (premiered in Arvika on 18 March 1996). Here Jan Bark has composed all the music, while Thord Norman was responsible for the visual parts.