Gonçalo Santana Ferreira is a Lisbon-born poet and multidisciplinary artist working at the intersection of language, technology and human experience.

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Beginning with the written word, his practice expands poetry beyond the traditional book into digital art, artificial intelligence, generative design, video, sound, interactive installation and public space. His work explores how technology can transform the creation, exhibition and experience of art, while opening new relationships between artists, institutions, audiences and their physical environments.

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His digital and site-specific projects include O Guardador de Livros, created for the Royal Library of Ajuda Palace using an artificial-intelligence engine to activate the work of Alexandre Herculano in real time; Poesia Involuntária, an interactive installation activated by human presence; and MAR01, which translated live data from an ocean buoy into a visual expression projected onto the Figueira da Foz Town Hall.

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Other works examine memory, invisible systems, collective behaviour and the relationship between humanity and the natural world through large-scale digital formats, including Memory Wall, Mycelial Network, Windows, Crossing, The Deep and Entropy/Energy, exploring the fluid boundary between poetry, technology and the human, creating digital installations, immersive experiences and generative works for cultural institutions, festivals, public spaces and private collections.

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His wider practice includes artistic direction, music video and digital scenography, with collaborations involving artists including Lina, Raül Refree, Justin Vernon and John Baggott. His work has been presented in Lisbon, London, New York, Berlin, Copenhagen, Mindelo and Figueira da Foz.