Picture Credit: Andrew Friend

One of the main topics in the debate about climate change is how to reduce carbon emmissions. That of course raises the question what the individual has to do to save the planet. How far do we have to go in that regard? Do we have to change our lifestyle to the extreme?

This question stands behind the short film APNEA made by Andrew Friend who is studying at Design Interactions at RCA. Friend puts the lens on individual enthusiasts that try to reduce their personal carbon footprint.  “Individuals engage in free-diving at home (facilitated by advances in synthetic biology) in an attempt to drop their basal metabolic rate, subsequently leading to a reduction in bodily CO2 emissions.”

When it comes to the point, the final scene might be a bit too short to understand without reading the footnotes. But still a very poetic approach to the question about the individual dedication to climate change.

How far would you go?

Apnea from andrew friend on Vimeo.