Interferences in the Tagus: Francisca Rocha Gonçalves presents immersive underwater sound installation in Lisbon

Bard College Berlin instructor Francisca Rocha Gonçalves will present immersive sound installation Interferências no Tejo (Interferences in the Tagus) in the new Centro de Arte Moderna Sound Room in Lisbon, inspired by the underwater acoustic environment. The exhibition runs from February 22 to May 19, 2025.

Gonçalves is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher based in Berlin, with a background in biological sciences and digital media. Combining technology, ecology, and visual expression, she explores underwater soundscapes and noise pollution.

In Interferências no Tejo, she develops an immersive sound installation in which the public is invited to experience the underwater acoustic and vibrational characteristics of the Tagus River, where the sounds of aquatic species mix with noises produced by man.

Developed within the ‘A Call to the Sea’ residency at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium, Interferências no Tejo is part of the European Union project Bauhaus of the Seas Sails and aims to raise awareness of the need to protect local species and expand sound protection zones.

At Bard College Berlin, Gonçalves teaches the cross-disciplinary course Reflecting Human-Environment Relations (Through Sound). She guides students in critically examining the societal separation of nature and culture, and how this division has shaped environmental actions.

Read more about the Interferências no Tejo installation here.
 

Post Date: 01-17-2025