AROE Repaints NORM Tribute After Batman Filming in Glasgow
The memorial beneath Glasgow’s Kingston Bridge has returned with a new design and a new position after murals at the site were temporarily covered for the filming of The Batman: Part II.
Graffiti writer AROE has repainted his tribute to the late NORM beneath Glasgow’s Kingston Bridge, following the temporary removal of artwork from the site during production of The Batman: Part II.
The original NORM piece was among a series of murals painted beneath the bridge as part of Yardworks, the Glasgow-based street art and graffiti programme organised by SWG3.
In May 2026, 23 works by local and international artists were installed across pillars at the Newton Street car park beneath the bridge. AROE, a Brighton-based writer and co-founder of Heavy Artillery, was among the artists involved.
His contribution included a large-scale tribute to NORM, the graffiti writer and tattoo artist also known as Norm Will Rise.
The original NORM tribute
NORM, whose real name was Eric Rosenbaum, began writing graffiti in San Francisco in the late 1990s and became associated with crews including AWR, MSK and TSL.
He later became widely known for his lettering and tattoo work, operating Love Letters Tattoo in Los Angeles and building tattoo machines alongside his work as an artist.
NORM died on October 11, 2019. He was remembered across both the graffiti and tattoo communities, where his lettering work had become particularly influential.
AROE’s Kingston Bridge mural was painted as a memorial to him, placing the four letters of NORM’s name vertically across one of the large concrete bridge supports.
Murals covered for The Batman: Part II
In August, the murals beneath the Kingston Bridge were painted over as the area was prepared for filming of The Batman: Part II.
Glasgow was used as a location for Gotham City, with filming taking place across several parts of the city centre before moving beneath the Kingston Bridge in early September.
Glasgow City Council confirmed at the time that the artwork had been covered specifically for the production and that the film company would fund its reinstatement once filming was complete.
SWG3 and Yardworks remained involved in the process, with the original artists invited back to restore or revisit their work.
AROE returns to Glasgow
Following the completion of filming at the site, AROE returned to the Kingston Bridge to repaint the NORM memorial.
Rather than reproducing the earlier piece exactly, he created a new version on another pillar.
The replacement uses large blue block letters spelling NORM vertically up the concrete structure. Cracks are painted through sections of the lettering, with a halo positioned above the name.
The new mural is also larger than the original. In a later post documenting additional work at the bridge, AROE said the NORM pillar measured approximately 15 metres — around 49 feet — in height.
He also explained that the revised position offered greater visibility to traffic approaching the site.
“As long as I can get up, he gets up”
Speaking about his continued tributes to NORM, AROE said he believed his friend would have continued painting his name had their positions been reversed.
“As long as I can get up, he gets up.”
— AROE
The new NORM piece now remains beneath the Kingston Bridge alongside the restored and expanded Yardworks mural project.
Sources: @aroe_heavyartillery, Yardworks, Glasgow City Council, STV News and Inked Magazine.