Gone
are the bunkers, vaults and ticket only entrance of the previous arts
complex. Here the Digital Underground Media Project (DUMP) promoted
by the Digital Arts Council to foster access and community participation
in the arts, resulted in this stratified centre. The sedimented genres
of the past and present are now exposed in this layered tectonic structure.
Visitor numbers
to this highly aesthetic experience have failed to match government
expectations and corporate finance is being sought to change the building's
use. Suggested facilities that may soon be incorporated include commuter
sleep over centre, temporary shelter for the homeless and a skateboard
park.