mantodea
![mantodea, mann-mantis](https://www.clemens-franke.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mantodea_vorschau.jpg)
Stahlskulptur, die die Körperspannung einer auf Beute lauernden Gottesanbeterin thematisiert.
biscaya
![clemens c franke, alderney](https://www.clemens-franke.de/wp-content/uploads/clemens-c-franke-alderney-hinterglasmalerei-15-15-cm-1000x1000.jpg)
biscaya (the colours of the sea), a series of reverse glass paintings, addresses issues of navigation and the social skills that can play a role on a sea voyage.
salvation is near!
![clemens c franke, salvation is near](https://www.clemens-franke.de/wp-content/uploads/clemens-c-franke-rettung-naht-foto-mischke-2005-acryl-auf-holz-45-x-45-cm.jpg)
Rettung naht in Form von zwei Ruderbooten, die sich dem „Blauen Planeten“ nähern. Wollen sie uns helfen oder suchen sie Schutz?
navigare
![Clemens C Franke, Navigare II](https://www.clemens-franke.de/wp-content/uploads/clemens-c-franke-navigare02-2023-print-on-canvas.jpg)
navigare focuses on the oceans. an important life issue for me. Navigation is just as important as monitoring pollution and exploitation.
steep coast
![clemens c franke, cliff landscape](https://www.clemens-franke.de/wp-content/uploads/clemens-c-franke-steilkueste-2019-grafit-aquarell-1-704x1000.jpg)
Cliff landscape from Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany, the province between two seas, is a watercolour on paper.
high desert
![clemens c franke, village](https://www.clemens-franke.de/wp-content/uploads/clemens-c-franke-village-ladakh-dispersion-on-cardboard-66-x-66-cm.jpg)
landscapes from the high desert of the trans-himalayas. glaciers melt, rivers dry up, the monsoon sweeps over the mountains. as a result, erosion increases and people lose their livelihoods.
paysage vertical
![clemens c franke, paysage vertical i](https://www.clemens-franke.de/wp-content/uploads/clemens-c-franke-paysage-vertical-1-2023-mischtechnik-kt-70-x-23-cm-326x1000.webp)
paysage vertical i watercolour, chalk 70 x 23 cm paysage vertical ii watercolour 70 x 23 cm paysage vertical iii watercolour, chalk 70 x 23 cm paysage vertical iv watercolour, chalk 70 x 23 cm
morocco
![clemens c franke, morocco i](https://www.clemens-franke.de/wp-content/uploads/morocco01-1200x800.webp)
overpainted photos from the northern sahara. remains of settlements, red ochre, blurred, out of focus, hidden, colour deviations.