23^rd MFRU Trust 2: National Trust

Over three years of "Trust", MFRU functioned as an autonomous zone—a space for exchange, collaboration, and reflection. The festival editions 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.

Trust served as both a central theme and a structural foundation, prompting critical reflection on cultural patterns, cooperation, and sustainability. In this framework, the festival itself became a work of art—a medium through which artists, producers, and audiences connected in real-time, shaping and reshaping the dynamics of artistic collaboration.