Bir müşterekleşme hareketi olarak gerilla sanat: Bina'nın sosyo-mekansal hikayesi, Ankara

The 21st century has already witnessed many uprisings throughout the world, mainly caused by the neoliberal policies of governments, the increasing trend of force-based state dominancy over the public, and top-down decision mechanisms. The collaboration between governments and corporations has led to the privatization of the public sphere and common resources. The ever-expanding area of privatization and the capitalist idea of individualism resulted in the death of the public sphere and its public life. Commoning has been discussed since the 1990s as an alternative to the existing capitalist property relations. Based on the collective, autonomous act on a particular subject related to using a source or a space for the sake of a particular group in need, commoning practices illustrate why bottom-up approaches can be considered applicable and preferable for people. This study investigates the commoning practices through a particular perspective – through guerilla art. Guerilla art has many motivations, such as neglecting the capitalist tyranny over art, interacting with the audience directly without any mediator, and revolting against being "legal" and "permitted." The similarities between commoning and guerilla art practices are studied within this motivational framework, and the commoning of guerilla artists is introduced. A vacant building in the center of Tunalı, Ankara, which had a significant place in the urban memory, is selected for a solid analysis. The guerilla art installations and organizations in the building are investigated within the framework of commoning practices. The potentials of commoning practices, especially in such vacant areas, are also examined in the study.