Francisco Mazza

Francisco Mazza is a Brazilian, London-based sound artist, lecturer and researcher whose work operates at the intersection of sonic practice, critical theory, and technology. Winner of the 2024 BAFTSS Award for his practice research film Notes on Listening, Mazza brings rigorous intellectual inquiry to bear on the sensory, political, and cultural dimensions of sound — across media, space, and body.

His practice spans fiction and documentary film, radio art, podcasts, immersive installations, museum exhibitions, and conceptual audio design for architectural environments, products, and brands. What unites this range is a consistent, theoretically grounded commitment to expanding how we think about listening — not merely as perception, but as a critical and embodied act.

Mazza holds a Master's degree in Sound Arts from the London College of Communication and a PhD from Staffordshire University, where his doctoral research made substantive contributions to the study of the sonic mediascape.

He has collaborated with leading cultural institutions including the BBC, BFI, Serpentine Galleries, Tate Modern, the British Museum, Resonance FM, Museu da Imagem e do Som (MIS), and Memorial da América Latina, as well as with organisations such as Stella McCartney and Heatherwick Studio.

At its core, his practice asks what it truly means to listen — not at the world, but from within it.