PHOTOS, VIDEOS, ARTICLES, COMMENTARY
Please visit the following links for imagery and commentary about the project, concept, and execution.
CURRENT TV: CRUDE AWAKENING BURNS
A full documentary including artists' statements, conceptual background, construction footage and the epic Act 2.
MAX FANCHER'S "OIL DERRICK EXPLOSION"
captures three and a half minutes of "act two," the demise of The Revered Oil Derrick.
WIRED MAGAZINE; CRUDE AWAKENING ARISES AT BURNING MAN
Wired Magazine's on-line article by Brian Doherty, author of "This is Burning Man, 2006," contains statements from the artists and contextual perspective for those who may not have seen the performance.
THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS
have been posted on flickr.com, interesting commentary and unique perspectives from a truly wide array of individuals.
"OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" A CRUDE AWAKENING FOR WESTERN CIVILIZATION"
by Matthew Taylor is a chronological photo essay of the Crude Awakening performance, and contains his own insightful accounts and perspectives of the piece.
"MAKER FAIRE PREVIEW: ATTACK OF THE FLAMING, 20-FOOT WOMAN"
a video clip from the Headless Point Studio capturing the unique fire effects of Epiphany who, along with Mumbatu and Ecstasy, appeard at the San Francisco Bay Area Maker Faire.
"FIVE-ALARM ARTISTS TURN ON THE BURN FOR FIRE ARTS FESTIVAL"
Wired Magazine's online coverage of the event in June, at which two of the "Crude Awakening Action Figures" appeared.
