P01 | EP15 | s2019 1 Collaboration and Visibility: Changing Relations Between Socially Engaged Art, Anthropology and Urban Sphere in Turkey 1 Ayşe Güngör aysegungor@gmx.de Technische Universität Berlin, Art History Department To cite this paper: GÜNGÖR, Ayşe – Collaboration and Visibility: Changing Relations Between Socially Engaged Art, Anthropology and Urban Sphere in Turkey. Estudo Prévio 15. Lisboa: CEACT/UAL - Centro de Estudos de Arquitetura, Cidade e Território da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, 2019. ISSN: 2182-4339 [Available at: www.estudoprevio.net]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26619/2182-4339/15.3 Received on 19 February 2019 and accepted for publication on 30 June 2019. Creative Commons, licence CC BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ _______________________________________________________________ Abstract After the 1990s, the number of art fairs, events and biennials in Turkey has not only increased but also the involvement of art world institutions in the art scene has transformed the practices of contemporary artists. This transformation resulted in a growing interest in socially engaged practices that are characterized by engagement and dialogue of the artists with the communities. I investigate the historical and social background for the proliferation of socio- political interest in art through the major sociopolitical changes in Turkey. I aim to illustrate the role of the artists working with communities in the urban sphere, with their potential to raise awareness on the community's struggle, predominantly by making them ‘visible’ with the artistic process. My paper focuses on this interaction between artists and communities in the urban context from an anthropological perspective in order to address the role and potential of art practices while creating events with participatory processes. In conclusion, this paper sheds new light on the potentialities of anthropological analysis of socially engaged art by examining this interaction using some examples in Turkey. Keywords: Art and Social Change, Relational Art, Art and Anthropology, Socially Engaged Art, Contemporary Art in Turkey