Alex Hanke 'Hero Whales 2' Print Available

Artist: Alex Hanke
Title: Hero Whales 2
Medium: Hand Pulled Multi Color Screen Print
Size: 60 x 90 cm
Edition: 150
Prices: $145

Alex Hanke is a Hamburg-based designer, illustrator, and printmaker who works under his label Zum Heimathafen. “Zum Heimathafen” (roughly “to the home harbor”) is a creative studio that blends graphic design, illustration, packaging, and screen-printed poster work. Schichtwechsel+5Studio Zum Heimathafen+5Studio Zum Heimathafen+5

Under the Zum Heimathafen umbrella, Hanke creates screen printed gig posters, art prints, paper goods, and packaging, alongside client commissions in editorial and branding projects. Studio Zum Heimathafen+2Studio Zum Heimathafen+2 His aesthetic often emphasizes simplicity, calmness, visual storytelling, and quiet yet evocative imagery. POP Members

Zum Heimathafen has participated in exhibitions and poster conventions including Flatstock in Barcelona and Hamburg, Berlin Graphic Days, Colored Gigs, and solo shows in poster festivals. Studio Zum Heimathafen In 2022, Hanke also executed a large mural project for student dormitories at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, overcoming technical constraints of façade surfaces to unify varied architectural elements into a coherent visual whole.

By combining fine art processes (screen printing, illustration) with applied design and client work, Alex Hanke and Zum Heimathafen navigate the intersection of commercial and personal expression. His works resonate with collectors, music lovers, and design audiences across Europe and beyond.