Francis Van Maele and Antic-Ham run Redfoxpress in Achill Island on the west coast of Ireland. They make their own artists’ books using all possible techniques: collage, photography, drawing, found objects, ephemera. In their silkscreen studio on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean they print and publish limited hand printed editions. Redfoxpress participates in art book fairs all around the world and work intensively in collaboration, publishing artists' books and screen printed editions.


What inspired you to establish Redfoxpress?

After producing my first photo book in 1980 in Luxembourg, I set up and ran a literature-oriented publishing company for poetry, novels, and play writings. At the same time, I printed and published limited edition artist's books using silkscreen printing techniques collaborating with artists and writers, and this two-ways work continued for more than 20 years. When I decided to move from Luxembourg to Ireland in 2002, I was determined to quit normal publishing but work on more innovative and creative artist's books. I founded Redfoxpress to focus on my own artist’s books through screen printing, collages and photography and continued collaborating with other artists.


What would you like readers to experience from Redfoxpress books?

Personal empathy or intimacy. Our books contain our inner self, our daily life, and our experiences. At the same time, we are satisfied if there are readers who can sympathize with our challenges, experiments, and enjoyment of making books.