Participants:
Aphra Tesla, Nataša Berk, Nina Baznik, Nina Dragičević, Marina Gržinić, Nika Ham, Ida Hiršenfelder, Jasna Hribernik, Maša Jazbec, Tjaša Kancler, Živa Kleindienst, Kaja Kraner, Ema Kugler, Dunja Kukovec, Nancy Buchanan, Shu Lea Cheang, Karoe Goldt, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Kathy Rae Huffman, Sandra Jovanovska, Kikimore, Bojana S. Knežević, Susanne Regina Meures, Nataša Muševič aka dot, Katarina Petrović, Špela Petrič, Paula Pin, Monika Pocrnjić, Kaja Pogačar, Nataša Prosenc, Phurpa, Radiocona, Teja Reba, Lina Rica, Sandra Sajovic, Maja Smrekar, Toni Soprano, Saša Spačal, Svetlana Slapšak, Evelin Stermitz, Robertina Šebjanič, Aina Šmid, Apolonija Šušteršič, Nataša Teofilović, Polona Tratnik, Eva Ursprung, Maja Žigart, Karen Werner, Agnieszka Wolodzko, Saša Kesić, Marko Ornik, Jože Slaček, Borut Savski, Neven M. Agalma, Davor Mišković, Georg Weckwerth, Jure Kirbiš, Žiga Brdnik, Pi, Teratom, Pirate Sheep, Tanel Rander, Reni Hofmüller, Uschi Reiter, Saša Brdnik + Nuša Majcen + Ana Tomšič, Yvette Janine Jackson, Jonas Žnidaršič, Artur Švarc, Bor Greiner, Marko Pigac
24th MFRU Trust 3: The International trust + Women's forum
12.–19. October 2018, Maribor, Slovenia
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.
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| Curator | Miha Horvat |