Trust 1: The Local Trust

Over three years of "Trust", MFRU functioned as an autonomous zone—a space for exchange, collaboration, and reflection. With the trilogy, the festival explored its evolving relationship with the city, the national context, and the international community. Each edition built new bridges: first by engaging local spaces and citizens, then by connecting national institutions and artists, and finally by focusing exclusively on international women artists.

Conceived as a living organism, the festival operated as a laboratory of knowledge exchange at the intersection of art, science, technology, and humanity. Through concepts such as workshopology, bedology, and foodology, it fostered an environment where artistic creation, research, and everyday life intertwined—where programming, cooking, and collaboration coexisted. Drawing from global artistic communities, the festival redefined conventional formats, emphasizing collective experience over traditional exhibition models.