Gigantic container ships enter port every day. You would not directly associate these ships with our consumption behavior. The harbor is the only place where all the stuff we buy comes together. Ships and containers are an expression of globalization. They are the reason behind your cheap T-shirt and discounted television. Ironically, the camera I work with also comes from this mass economy. But who looks behind the TV and sees the ship that brought it? How ironic that the more ships have grown in size and consequence, the less space they take up in our imagination. 9 private companies on earth dictate how our economy is shaped and there is a big chance you haven’t heard of them. Everyone is concerned about working conditions, so we want to buy ethically responsible products. But how responsibly are these goods shipped? Are economies of scale actually achievable with these gigantic container ships? “The Heavy Loads of Our World” consists of a series of photos and a video in which I try to expose an invisible industry, their way of shaping the global economy and reflect on our own consumption behaviors.