{"title":"Michel Comte","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichel Comte\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a captivating exploration of the visual and cultural landscape through his evocative photography books. Readers can expect a rich blend of artistry and narrative, with striking imagery that captures moments of elegance, life, and emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis works, including titles like \u003cem\u003eMichel Comte: Aviator\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMichel Comte: EL \u0026amp; Us\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to immerse themselves in the intersection of art, identity, and human experience within the broader sphere of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"michel-comte-el-us-by-michel-comte-9783958298576","title":"Michel Comte: EL \u0026 Us","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEL \u0026amp; Us\u003c\/i\u003e—engineering life and us—explores the thin line between contemporary art and molecular research. It is the compelling collaboration between Michel Comte and the NCCR MSE (National Center of Competence in Research Molecular Systems Engineering) at the University of Basel and ETH Zurich, aiming to translate science into art and reveal this life-changing research to a broad audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe cutting-edge combination of biology and engineering allows deep interventions into living organisms that are now on the verge of substantially impacting human health and disease treatment. Such comprehensive, paradigm-shifting change requires the consent of a society well informed through interactive and ethically conducted debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo facilitate this and bridge the communication gap between complex science and the general public, the NCCR MSE has created Art of Molecule, an interdisciplinary framework through which contemporary artists discuss, challenge, and (re-)form the project's research goals. \u003ci\u003eEL \u0026amp; Us\u003c\/i\u003e is Michel Comte's proactive contribution to this project and its central issue: can engineering life lead to a better future?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431606632684,"sku":"9783958298576","price":115.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958298576.jpg?v=1774557504"},{"product_id":"michel-comte-aviator-by-michel-comte-9783958295766","title":"Michel Comte: Aviator","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a visual biography of the legendary Swiss aviation pioneer Alfred Comte (1895-1965). Combining historical photos and documents with texts by Comte's son (also Alfred) and grandson, the photographer Michel Comte, the book is the first to comprehensively explore the aviator's extraordinary life and achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlfred Comte grew up in the village of Delsberg in the Berner Jura, where his brother had a carpentry shop and Alfred became obsessed with building model aeroplanes. At the time, newspapers lauded the courageous first aviators—and Comte's dream was born. At the age of 17, he took a taxi from Gare du Nord to Villacoublay, where a plane crashed just yards from the still moving vehicle. Unmoved, Comte spent his savings on flying lessons on an early Morane machine; he was a fearless and calculated student and soon made his first solo flights as well as forays into aerobatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComte joined the Swiss Air Force at the outbreak of the First World War, during which Oskar Bider selected him to train 63 young pilots. Among them was the avid photographer Walter Mittelholzer, who later became Comte's first partner in the Comte Mittelholzer \u0026amp; Cie, which in time became Swissair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichel Comte: Aviator\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling tribute to this extraordinary pioneer, capturing the essence of his adventurous spirit and his remarkable achievements in the field of aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596994953452,"sku":"9783958295766","price":110.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6b47cb33df43bf1cfadc687ca4d6cfbd.jpg?v=1777955097"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/michel-comte.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}