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oxygen
(2011)

7:14 mins

directed by marc isaacs
edited by herbert hunger

94 elements is a global filmmaking project, exploring our lives through the lens of the elements. everything that surrounds us is made from these 94 building blocks, each with its own properties and personality. 

the uptake of oxygen from the air is the essential purpose of respiration. oxygen supplementation in patienthe uptake of oxygen from the air is the essential purpose of respiration. oxygen supplementation in patients with breathing dificulties increases levels in the blood and decreases resistance to blood flow in diseased lungs, easing the workload on the heart.ts with breathing dificulties increases levels in the blood and decreases resistance to blood flow in diseased lungs, easing the workload on the heart.

funded by the wellcome collection