Max Siedentopf

Due to the necessity of having to spend the Coronavirus pandemic in self-isolation, the artist Max Siedentopf turned his own home upside down and captured the results with his camera. He piled cans into sculptural towers, stitched together haute-couture clothes, crafted monsters and traps, and invented crazy alternatives to toilet paper. But that wasn't all: he also published all of his actions on Instagram and invited followers around the world to copy his various mottos. This handy survival guide consists of different chapters that shed an ironic light upon the process of getting by at home alone, whether one has chosen to isolate or has been ordered to. From "invent a new meal," to "make a painting using toothbrush," to "balance all your beauty products," it's all there. The best pictures from the series, which now numbers more than one thousand photos, are collected here. An effective way to combat boredom whenever.
-MAX SIEDENTOPF (*1991 in Windhoek, Namibia)-artist, photographer, video director, freelance art director-was the creative director for the KesselsKramer agency from 2013 to 2020. He is the founder of the quarterly art magazine Ordinary.

-MAX SIEDENTOPF (*1991 in Windhoek, Namibia) - Künstler, Fotograf, Regisseur für Videos und freier Art Director - war von 2013 bis 2020 als Creative Director bei der Agentur KesselsKramer tätig. Er ist Gründer des Kunst-Magazins Ordinary, das vierteljährlich erscheint.

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Preface INVENT A NEW MEAL PLAY WITH THE REFLECTION IN YOUR MIRROR CREATE A BATH TUB MONSTER CREATE A BUILDING WITH WHATEVER YOU CAN FIND IN YOUR KITCHEN CREATE A BLOODY HORROR SCENE USING KETCHUP SHARE A MEAL WITH SOMEONE WHO'S FAR AWAY DESIGN A HAUTE COUTURE OUTFIT USING KITCHEN UTENSILS BUILD A TRAP MAKE A AINTING USING TOOTH PASTE FIND A TOILET PAPER REPLACEMENT BALANCE ALL YOUR BEAUTY PRODUCTS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER PAINT YOUR FACE CLIP YOUR NAILS AND ARRANGE THEM INTO A STAR WEAR ALL YOUR CLOTHES AT THE SAME TIME LEARN TO FLY USE ALL YOUR LAMPS AND START A FUNKY DISCO WEAR ALL YOUR BOOKS AS A HAT SUMMON A GHOST BUILD AN APOCALYPSE SHELTER COLLECT ALL THE DUST AND CREATE A NEW ANIMAL INVENT A NEW WAY TO LIE ON YOUR SOFA USE TWO CLOTHING HANGERS TO PULL A BIG SMILE ON YOUR FACE WEAR YOUR TROUSERS ON TOP AND YOUR HOODIE ON YOUR LEGS PRETEND YOU'RE AT THE BEACH PLACE YOUR BED VERTICALLY ENJOY THE FEELING OF RAIN BY SHOWERING WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON CLONE YOURSELF CREATE A PARTY MAKEUP USING ONLY WHAT YOU CAN FIND IN YOUR FRIDGE HIDE UNDER YOUR TABLE UNTIL EVERYTHING IS OVER USE YOUR CLOTHING IRON TO COOK A DELICIOUS CAN OF SOUP BUILD A SWORD TURN YOURSELF INTO WOLVERINE USING CUTLERY PRETEND YOU'RE A CHAIR FOR ONE HOUR TAKE YOUR FAVORITE SOCK AND TURN YOURSELF INTO AN ELEPHANT CREATE A MASTERPIECE OF ART USING PASTA TIE YOUR HAIR TO YOUR PILLOW TAKE A CARROT AND TURN YOURSELF INTO A UNICORN TURN YOUR TOILET INTO A JACUZZI TAPE ALL YOUR CIGARETTES TOGETHER FOR ONE FINAL SMOKE WRITE A LOVE LETTER WITH YOUR FEET USE YOUR FURNITURE AS GYM EQUIPMENT KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN WITH TWO MATCHES DESIGN YOUR OWN HOLY CROSS GO FISHING FROM YOUR BALCONY FIND A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ALIENS BUILD YOUR OWN INDOOR MOUNTAIN USE YOUR MOUTH TO BECOME A HUMAN FOUNTAIN CYCLE FOR 20KM IN YOUR LIVING ROOM SLEEP IN YOUR BATHTUB FOR VARIATION WEAR ALL YOUR JEWELRY AT THE SAME TIME TO STAND OUT TAPE TWO BEERS TO YOUR HEAD FOR AN INSTANT GOOD TIME BUILD A HOUSE OF CARDS USING TOAST TIE YOUR HAIR WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE CABLE DESIGN A SHOE AROUND YOUR FOOT USING KITCHEN PRODUCTS DRAW A FRIEND ON YOUR HAND TO FEEL LESS ISOLATED WRITE "HELP" ON YOUR WINDOW METAMORPHOSE INTO A TURTLE PLACE A SLICE OF ORANGE IN YOUR MOUTH FOR A BIGGER SMILE PRETEND YOUR LAPTOP IS A GOOD BOOK WEAR YOUR PILLOW UNDER YOUR T-SHIRT FOR A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE TURN YOUR OVEN INTO A FOOTBALL GOAL HANG YOUR BED SHEETS OUT OF YOUR WINDOW TO ESCAPE PLACE YOUR EAR WITH A GLASS ON YOUR WALL TO SPY ON YOUR NEIGHBORS AVOID SHAKING HANDS BY USING SAUSAGES AS FINGERS TURN YOUR VACUUM CLEANER INTO A KILLER ROBOT ENJOY A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET ON YOUR PHONE ATTACH YOUR TOOTH BRUSH TO A DRILL FOR EXTRA WHITE TEETH TURN YOURSELF INTO A SNOWMAN USING SHAVING FOAM INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR CLEANING SPRAY BY COVERING IT IN TIN FOIL SPICE UP THE DAILY NEWS BY DRAWING ON YOUR SCREEN BUILD YOUR OWN BREATHING MASK CLEANSE YOURSELF INSIDE YOUR WASHING MACHINE RECYCLE YOURSELF GIVE YOUR DOG A MANICURE BOIL SPAGHETTI INSIDE A COFFEE POT SNOWBOARD ON YOUR STAIRS DRESS YOUR PLANTS IN CLTHES TO KEEP YOU COMPANY CREATE A PENTAGRAM ON YOUR FLOOR TO SUMMON THE UNDERWORLD PLACE YOUR TOILET BRUSH INTO A FLOWER VASE PRETEND YOUR MICROWAVE IS A PC PLACE A MULTIVITAMIN ON YOUR TONGUE TO STAY HEALTHY BUILD YOURSELF A COFFIN Credits