Francisca Rocha Gonçalves (b. Porto, 1978) is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher living in Berlin, with a background in biological sciences and digital media. Combining technology, ecology and artistic expression, the artist explores underwater soundscapes.

In ‘Interferences in the Tagus’ the artist develops an immersive sound installation in which the public is invited to experience the acoustic and vibrational characteristics of the underwater environment of the Tagus River, where the sounds of aquatic species mix with human-made noises.

Developed as part of the ‘A Call to the Sea’ residency at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium, ‘Buffer Zones’ is part of the European ‘Bauhaus of the Seas Sails‘ project, and aims to raise awareness of the need to protect local species, such as the Lusitanian toadfish and the corvina, and the need to extend sound protection zones.