as part of FAXEN
tripple 10 inch record and Artistbook, 2025
Stapled binding, 76 pages, 25 x 12 cm , 25 x 17 cm , 25 x 25 cm, 40 in color, 2 ills. Includes three 10 inch vinyls, Din A2 posters, Publisher: VFMK Verlag für moderne Kunst GmbH

The publication documents the nearly twenty-year practice of the artist collective FAXEN – Clemens Mairhofer, Lucas Norer and Sebastian Six. Their artistic approach is characterised by collaborative working methods and a consistent focus on the medium of sound. This monograph traces key stages of their shared practice and offers insight into processes of collective idea development – including detours, discarded concepts, and experimental methods.

To do justice to their sound-based work, the publication is accompanied by a three-part 10” vinyl series. The six compositions featured combine field recordings, sound examples, and the artists’ reflections, functioning as audible commentaries on selected projects.

An additional visual dimension was created in collaboration with Marlies Stöger and Andre Tschinder, who designed a virtual record cover – front and back – for each sound piece. Texts by Gabriele Mackert and Anne Thurmann-Jajes complement the publication.

Edition Kunstuniversität Linz Vol. 2
The Edition Kunstuniversität Linz publishes books conceived by artists from the University of Arts Linz. The artists’ books, published in cooperation with Verlag für moderne Kunst, realize an idiosyncratic and reflexive approach to the medium of the book.

Publisher: VFMK Verlag für moderne Kunst GmbH
Editor: FAXEN
Texts: FAXEN, Gabriele Mackert, Anne Thurmann-Jajes
Design: Lucas Norer, Marlies Stöger & André Tschinder
Audio production: Sebastian Six
Speakers: Julie McCarthy, André Gegenstand, Andrew Golder
Language: English
Details: Stapled binding, 76 pages, 25 x 12 cm , 25 x 17 cm , 25 x 25 cm, 40 in color, 2 ills. in b&w
Publication date: 04/2025
Special Book Features: Includes three 10 inch vinyls, Din A2 posters
ISBN: 978-3-99153-133-3
https://www.vfmk.org/books/faxen