Spatial Narratives of Commoning

A conversation with Imaginary Famagusta and Merve Gül Özokcu

How do people make something in common when the ground under them has been divided, closed off or abandoned?

For the first public conversation of Spatial Narratives of Commoning, we bring together two practices that build common ground on contested land. Imaginary Famagusta developed imaginaries of future commons with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities in Famagusta, a city divided for the past 52 years. Merve Gül Özokcu works on the commons, eco-feminist narratives and spatial justice, with Herkes İçin Mimarlık and Arazi Assembly across Turkey.

Each practice presents its work, followed by a conversation moderated by

Melissa Harrison and Yelta Köm, and questions from the audience.