Crude Futures forms the sequel to 2008's The Rise and Fall of Western Civilisation: Part One.

Photographed in the Hutt Valley, NZ, the exhibition opened at The New Dowse gallery in April 2010.

The images and title from Crude were also used as the visual material for Wellington band So So Modern's debut album with two of the portrait subjects from the exhibition then starring as lead characters in music videos for the band.

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Dir: John Lake / DOP: Simon Wilson
First video from the So So Modern album Crude Futures.
Shot in January 2010 the video features kids from the original photographs taken in October 2009 at the Upper Hutt Roller Skating Rink

Dir: John Lake / DOP: Simon Wilson
The second video from Crude Futures. Filmed at Secret Level youth venue, Lower Hutt, features Leslie Bowman who also appears in the exhibition.