Max Siedentopf

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]

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

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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