DYADIC | MAPJD 2016/17 | Projects

Maybe Maybe

‘Maybe Maybe’ is a story that takes you on a journey of a container ship.

The two month expedition on “SUN DISCOVERER” sailed its route from Bremen, Germany, southwards along the coast of Portugal, through the Strait of Gibraltar, all the way to Libya and back to Bremen with a few pit stops in between.

This multipurpose vessel is 138 meters long, and therefore capable of shipping all types of cargo, including containers to destinations such as Africa and Europe.

Apart from being just a workspace for a rotating crew of 16 Russian speaking men, it also takes the form of their second home. Devotion to the sea results in men working for months on end without family and respite.

The photographs visualise an isolated environment full of sea passages, cargo operations and the lack of privacy available for the men on board. A mixture of portraits, landscapes and in between shots shed light into a concealed world that is so different to our everyday life. Contrary to what one might expect, life at sea is not the time of card games, guitar music and sea shanties, but rather, it is about individuals who make global trading possible

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