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Until November
7th the Galleria Ferrari in Maranello is hosting a series of images dedicated to the
Scuderia Ferrari and Michael Schumacher made by über-photographer
Michel Comte: 30 shots, a special selection taken from his
travelling exhibition "The Face of Pace", that grasp the
face of speed, a picture permeated by enthusiasm and
passion.
To take these photos, Comte followed races all over the
continent for more than 15 years. This is how a unique
reportage grew out, where there are not only images of the
Formula 1's everyday life, the racing cars, the fans'
passion, Jean Todt, engineers and mechanics both in their
frenzied activities as well as in their pauses of wait, but
also some intense portraits of Schumacher.
Comte's black and white and colour photos clutch the
dynamism of a motionless image visualizing "the face the
pace".
In order to present the high-tech material used in Formula
one much
more effectively Michel Comte - and the specialists at the
renowned Tricolor Laboratories in Zurich - produced the
photographs using the new and lavish "Dura-Clear"
process.
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The 30 shots are a special selection taken from
Comte's travelling exhibition "The Face of Pace",
that grasp the face of speed, a picture permeated by
enthusiasm and passion. |
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Until November 7th the Galleria Ferrari in Maranello
is hosting a special collection of images dedicated to
Scuderia Ferrari and Michael Schumacher which have
been shot by über-photographer Michel Comte. |
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By this process
the large format negatives are digitally transferred to
transparent clear-film.
Beside the photos, the Galleria will also show Schumacher's
original overall and helmet and his 2002 World Champion F1.
The exhibition catalogue, available in Italian and English,
will be on sale at the Galleria bookstore.
Michel Comte, born 1953 in Zurich, is one of the masters of
his profession. Internationally acclaimed due to his
international advertising campaigns as well as his work as a
fashion and celebrity photographer, he has also in recent
years increasingly devoted himself to feature photography.
These works are not exclusive to the field of cars and motor
racing but also shot on behalf of the Red Cross in the war
and crises-wracked regions of Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia.
The Galleria Ferrari of Maranello, located near the factory
and the Fiorano track, is open every day, holidays included,
from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (all-day opening).
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