Bård Torgersen
Oei Oa::: alt snakker / Oey Oe::: everything speaks
September 12 2025

Hermetiske Skygger and Pachinko presents Bård Torgersen – Oei Oa::: alt snakker / Oey Oe::: everything speaks

Book Launch and Performance

Oei Oa::: alt snakker / Oey Oe::: everything speaks: a novel masquerading as scribbles? A long poem disguised as photography? This book brings together Bård Torgersen’s photographs and asemic writing. Designed by Stener Vaagland, it marks the debut publication from Torgersen’s new publishing house, Aporia.

Performance: Sound poetry and live writing by Bård Torgersen.

Bård Torgersen (b. 1967) is a writer, poet, and musician. He debuted in 2005 with the novel Alt skal vekk (“Everything Must Go”), and has since worked across a wide range of genres and forms. He has published over twenty books – including novels, poetry, and prose – as well as numerous sound and text-based works. Torgersen has performed in Norway, across Europe, and in Japan, and has collaborated with a variety of writers, musicians, and artists. His work has been published in Norway, Germany, the USA, and the UK.