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Oeuvre vs. Abstract Space: Appropriation of Gezi Park in Istanbul
The Gezi Park incidents of summer 2013 in Istanbul have marked a turning point in the political life and democracy in Turkey. The peaceful environmentalist protestations in central Gezi Park have turned into a countrywide upheaval against the neo-liberal and conservative policies of the government, pouring millions of people into streets in different cities. It was a time that Turkey witnessed the formation of a new type of public sphere that encompasses a variety of counter publics, and its spatial incarnation –the Gezi Commune-, reclaimed, created, shaped and inhabited by the free will of people. This was the instant creation of oeuvre through the appropriation of the urban space, and a spatial manifestation of reclaiming the right to the city. This article is a reflection on the possibility of creation of oeuvre in contemporary society, and a new way of architectural thinking and practice that can pave the way for it.
Oeuvre vs. Abstract Space: Appropriation of Gezi Park in Istanbul
The Gezi Park incidents of summer 2013 in Istanbul have marked a turning point in the political life and democracy in Turkey. The peaceful environmentalist protestations in central Gezi Park have turned into a countrywide upheaval against the neo-liberal and conservative policies of the government, pouring millions of people into streets in different cities. It was a time that Turkey witnessed the formation of a new type of public sphere that encompasses a variety of counter publics, and its spatial incarnation –the Gezi Commune-, reclaimed, created, shaped and inhabited by the free will of people. This was the instant creation of oeuvre through the appropriation of the urban space, and a spatial manifestation of reclaiming the right to the city. This article is a reflection on the possibility of creation of oeuvre in contemporary society, and a new way of architectural thinking and practice that can pave the way for it.
Oeuvre vs. Abstract Space: Appropriation of Gezi Park in Istanbul
Sadri, Senem Zeybekoglu (author)
2017-12-01
doi:10.25034/ijcua.2017.3643
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs; Vol. 1 No. 2 (2017): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs; 1-10 ; 2475-6156 ; 2475-6164 ; 10.25034/1762.ijcua
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
720
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