Max Siedentopf

Max Siedentopf
Born (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 33)
Tegernsee, Germany
Websitemaxsiedentopf.com

Maximilian "Max" Siedentopf (born 27 June 1991) is a Namibian-German artist, designer, publisher and director.[1][2] He is known for having set up an installation titled Toto Forever in the Namib Desert which consists of a ring of large white blocks atop of which sit six speakers attached to a solar-powered MP3 player configured to continuously play the 1982 song Africa by the American band Toto. The exact location of the installation has not been disclosed.[3][4]

Early life

Siedentopf grew up in the city of Windhoek in Namibia, and continues to work in Berlin, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, and London.[5] He is a former competitive swimmer.[6][7]

Career

In June 2019, Siedentopf starred in the music video for "Mine Right Now", a song by Norwegian singer Sigrid.[8] This was due to Sigrid's flight being cancelled, the singer therefore being unable to appear in the video herself.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Max Siedentopf, Ordinary". magCulture. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Gommi 'Psychosis' by Max Siedentopf | Promonews". Promonewstv. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Africa by Toto to play on eternal loop 'down in Africa'". BBC News. 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ Aratani, Lauren (15 January 2019). "Toto forever: Africa to play 'for all eternity' in Namib desert". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. ^ Max Siedentopf. "About Max Siedentopf". Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. ^ "10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2010" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. 19 December 2010. pp. 119–122. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Namibian swimmers melt the ice at Strand Winter Gala in Cape Town". namibian.com. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Sigrid's New Video Is A Fyre Festival Style Disaster". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  9. ^ Shaffer, Claire (25 June 2019). "Sigrid Couldn't Make It to Her Own Video Shoot, So the Director Improvised". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  10. ^ Johnson, Laura. "Director Takes Sigrid's Place In Mine Right Now Video - Stereoboard". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  11. ^ Vargas, Alani. "Norwegian pop singer Sigrid's new video stars the video's director because her flight got delayed". News. Retrieved 26 June 2019.


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