45 Minutes

Single-channel video (28'46")
2025

To avoid excessive nitrogen absorption in the blood, the safe bottom time limit (No-Decompression Limit, NDL) for a scuba diver at 20 meters depth is 45 minutes. The filming process of this work fully utilized this 45-minute safe bottom time before entering the decompression phase.

45 Minutes captures a dreamlike, beautiful scene, continuously recording the 20-meter-thick seawater and the rhythmic bubbles of breathing, subtly conveying the safety limits humans face when reaching this depth.

Divers: Te-Mao Lee, Jian-Han Lin, Pei-Chin Hsin

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