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.