Speaking more or less loosely about what went on.
Though if it wasn’t a commune, how DID the blooming thing get financed. Losing their existing power and water supplies would have been a bummer.
From what I can tell, this guy Ion organized it, built the interior structure and charged rent to to finance his crappy art and lifestyle. I think he envisioned himself as a cult leader, but did not have much of a following.
He is a real POS.
There was an art commune/cult in my college town and they had a venue.
They were a pain to deal with, they wanted their crappy band to open and they ripped bands off.
We never played there.