The artist selection for the platform’s fourth year traditionally places a number of audiovisual projects and sound artists alongside musical acts that range from post-grime and techno to free improvisation and acousmatic music. SHAPE is also happy to say that its 2018 roster is 50% women and 50% men.

Full list of SHAPE artists for 2018:

• Alley Catss (HU)
• Arielle Esther (FR)
• Berangere Maximin (FR)
• Bonaventure (CH)
• Caterina Barbieri (IT)
• Catnapp (AR/DE)
• Chinaski (DE)
• December (FR)
• Deena Abdelwahed (TN/FR)
• DJ Morgiana (PL)
• Èlg (BE)
• EOD (NO)
• Ewa Justka (PL/UK)
• Giant Swan (UK)
• Golin (BE)
• Gosheven (HU)
• Isama Zing (SK)
• JASSS (ES/DE)
• Joasihno (DE)
• Jung An Tagen (AT)
• Kathy Hinde (UK)
• Kimyan Law (AT)
• Kinga Toth (HU)
• Lifecutter (SI)

• Malibu (FR)
• Mika Oki (BE)
• NAKED (UK/PL)
• Nene H (TR/DE)
• Nina Hudej (SI)
• Nkisi (BE)
• Oklou (FR)
• OKO DJ (FR)
• Pan Daijing (CN/DE)
• Piernikowski / Golebiewski (PL)
• Red Trio (PT)
• Sarah Farina (DE)
• Schwefelgelb (DE) 
• Sinosc (DE)
• Sissel Wincent (SE)
• Sourdure (FR)
• Swan Meat (US/DE)
• Tesa (LV)
• Tomoko Sauvage (JP/FR)
• Tutu (ES)
• Umbra (RS)
• Uriel Barthelemi (FR)
• Vladimir Ivkovic (RS)
• Yamaneko (UK)

The fourth year also launches the second phase of SHAPE. Initially intended as a three-year project, it has now been prolonged until 2021 thanks to the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, and some changes will be introduced into the mechanism of the platform.

The platform is run by a union of 16 European festivals, including Insomnia, Maintenant, Unsound and CTM.