photon tide

mixed media · digital · exploring the unknown

looking into the void, pulling out the pieces

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catalog

the works

Face Yourself inquire AOTM

Face Yourself

2026 · AOTM · 1/1 · live auction

AOTM
It's All In Your Head collected Manifold

It's All In Your Head

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1

Manifold
Witness collected Manifold

Witness

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1 · 1.0 Ξ · 2 bids

Manifold
Chasing Rabbits collected Manifold

Chasing Rabbits

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1 · 1.429 Ξ · 12 bids

Manifold
Keep It Together inquire Manifold

Keep It Together

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1 · 0.5 Ξ · live auction

Manifold
The Endless Cycle of Self Destruction collected Manifold

The Endless Cycle of Self Destruction

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1 · 0.5 Ξ · 1 bid

Manifold
Don't Forget Me collected Manifold

Don't Forget Me

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1 · 0.5 Ξ · 1 bid

Manifold
Headlocked collected Manifold

Headlocked

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1 · 1.0 Ξ · 2 bids

Manifold
No Way Back collected Manifold

No Way Back

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1 · 0.537 Ξ · 2 bids

Manifold
Voidrunner inquire Manifold

Voidrunner

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1 · 1/1 · Spirals (2026)

Manifold
Singularity collected Manifold

Singularity

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1 · 1/1 · Spirals (2026)

Manifold
Spiraling inquire Manifold

Spiraling

2026 · Spirals (2026) · 1/1 · 1/1 · Spirals (2026)

Manifold
Dreamscapes collected Manifold

Dreamscapes

2025 · Dreamscapes · mapping the fading edge of consciousness

Manifold
Face The Monster collected Manifold

Face The Monster

2025 · you vs you · 1/1

Manifold
Ignorance Is Bliss collected Manifold

Ignorance Is Bliss

2025 · you vs you · 1/1

Manifold
Distant collected SuperRare

Distant

Pho 1/1s #29

SuperRare
Sisyphus collected SuperRare

Sisyphus

2025 · Pho 1/1s · 2 Ξ · Hittman

SuperRare
Lonely People With Power inquire SuperRare

Lonely People With Power

Pho 1/1s #28

SuperRare
don't go collected SuperRare

don't go

Pho 1/1s #27 · 0.8484 Ξ · grubnot

SuperRare
broken promises collected SuperRare

broken promises

Pho 1/1s #25

SuperRare
Leaving The Flesh collected SuperRare

Leaving The Flesh

Pho 1/1s #26

SuperRare
Intuition collected SuperRare

Intuition

Pho 1/1s #24

SuperRare
under the tree you planted collected SuperRare

under the tree you planted

Pho 1/1s #23

SuperRare
Event Horizon collected SuperRare

Event Horizon

Pho 1/1s #22

SuperRare
The Chapel collected SuperRare

The Chapel

Pho 1/1s #21

SuperRare
Falling Apart collected SuperRare

Falling Apart

Pho 1/1s #20

SuperRare
Cosmic Entanglement collected SuperRare

Cosmic Entanglement

Pho 1/1s #19

SuperRare
Icarus collected SuperRare

Icarus

2025 · Pho 1/1s · 3 Ξ · CyborgNomad

SuperRare
Outer Visions collected SuperRare

Outer Visions

2025 · Pho 1/1s · w/ Chema Mendez · 2.169 Ξ

SuperRare
Please, Take Me With You collected SuperRare

Please, Take Me With You

Pho 1/1s #16

SuperRare
Introspection collected SuperRare

Introspection

Pho 1/1s #15

SuperRare
Stuck In The Flames I Created collected SuperRare

Stuck In The Flames I Created

Pho 1/1s #18

SuperRare
A Dream Between The Clouds collected SuperRare

A Dream Between The Clouds

Pho 1/1s #17

SuperRare
Soul Searching collected SuperRare

Soul Searching

Pho 1/1s #14 · 1.5 Ξ · MoDA

SuperRare
Melting Away collected SuperRare

Melting Away

Pho 1/1s #13

SuperRare
The Burden of Dreams collected SuperRare

The Burden of Dreams

Pho 1/1s #12 · 3 Ξ · GVG

SuperRare
Touch collected SuperRare

Touch

Pho 1/1s #11

SuperRare
All Seeing Eye collected SuperRare

All Seeing Eye

Pho 1/1s #10

SuperRare
The World Is In Your Hands collected SuperRare

The World Is In Your Hands

Pho 1/1s #9

SuperRare
One Last Dance collected SuperRare

One Last Dance

Pho 1/1s #8 · Sotheby’s Digital Art Day Sale · Lot 26 · Aug 2024

SuperRare
The Cell — Collector's Choice collected Transient Labs
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The Cell

2024 · Collector's Choice · Transient Labs · click to explore all works

Transient Labs

This Weight On My Shoulders collected SuperRare

This Weight On My Shoulders

Pho 1/1s #7

SuperRare
Amaterasu collected SuperRare

Amaterasu

Pho 1/1s #6

SuperRare
The Storm Within Me collected SuperRare

The Storm Within Me

Pho 1/1s #5

SuperRare
Tsukuyomi collected SuperRare

Tsukuyomi

Pho 1/1s #3

SuperRare
The Spiral collected SuperRare

The Spiral

Pho 1/1s #2

SuperRare
I Never Seem to Fit In inquire SuperRare

I Never Seem to Fit In

Pho 1/1s · 1/1 · inquire

SuperRare
Learning to Let Go collected SuperRare

Learning to Let Go

Pho 1/1s #1

SuperRare
Internal Warfare collected SuperRare

Internal Warfare

Pho 1/1s #4 · Sotheby’s Contemporary Discoveries · Lot 358 · Mar 2023

SuperRare
acceptance collected SuperRare

acceptance

2023 · SuperRare v1 · 1/1

SuperRare
Psychedelic Hues (alone, again) collected SuperRare

Psychedelic Hues (alone, again)

2023 · SuperRare v1 · 1/1

SuperRare
Quantum Entanglement collected SuperRare

Quantum Entanglement

2022 · SuperRare v1 · #41244

SuperRare
Simulation Theory collected SuperRare

Simulation Theory

2022 · SuperRare v1 · 5.857 Ξ · mrc_arte

SuperRare
sleep paralysis collected SuperRare

sleep paralysis

2022 · SuperRare v1 · lowkeyvault

SuperRare
Allegory of a lost soul collected SuperRare

Allegory of a lost soul

2022 · SuperRare v1 · 3 Ξ · maxkarlan

SuperRare
we've grown apart collected Recurring Dreams

we've grown apart

2022 · Recurring Dreams · 2.2 Ξ · IfCircus

Recurring Dreams
without you collected SuperRare

without you

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
synopsis of a dream collected SuperRare

synopsis of a dream

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
detachment from reality collected SuperRare

detachment from reality

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
always absent collected SuperRare

always absent

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
abstractions of the mind collected SuperRare

abstractions of the mind

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
the odyssey of self reflection collected SuperRare

the odyssey of self reflection

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
the boy who dreamed he could fly collected SuperRare

the boy who dreamed he could fly

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
the outcast collected SuperRare

the outcast

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
Metamorphosis collected SuperRare

Metamorphosis

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
Reach for the Stars collected SuperRare

Reach for the Stars

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
Far From Home collected SuperRare

Far From Home

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
A Lonely Mans Last Day collected SuperRare

A Lonely Mans Last Day

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
doors of perception collected SuperRare

doors of perception

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
Leap of Faith collected SuperRare

Leap of Faith

2022 · SuperRare v1

SuperRare
Dante's Inferno collected Symbols & Omens

Dante's Inferno

2022 · Symbols & Omens · 1.5 Ξ · tjovault

Symbols & Omens
Valley of Forgotten Dreams collected Recurring Dreams

Valley of Forgotten Dreams

2022 · Recurring Dreams

Recurring Dreams
some battles you must fight alone collected Recurring Dreams

some battles you must fight alone

2022 · Recurring Dreams · 1.634 Ξ · the_alchemist

Recurring Dreams
Modern man, in search of a soul collected Recurring Dreams

Modern man, in search of a soul

2022 · Recurring Dreams

Recurring Dreams
i tried to keep it all inside collected Foundation

i tried to keep it all inside

2022 · Foundation · into the unknown · @JonathanLittleVault

Foundation

manifold.xyz / @photon-tide

active collections

Spirals 2026

2026 · active

Spirals (2026)

"This work started as movement and turned into stillness. Some paths only reveal themselves when looked at long enough."

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Dreamscapes

2025 · active

Dreamscapes

"Surreal dreamscapes mapping the fading edge of consciousness. Each piece drifts like a memory half-remembered, suspended in the quiet unraveling of sleep."

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you vs you

2025 · active

you vs you

"make the wrong choice"

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Unbreakable

collab · active

Unbreakable

w/ mOdest · a collaboration between two worlds.

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pho editions

editions · opensea

pho editions

accessible editions — the same world, an open door.

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other works

works · opensea

other works

the full catalog — every piece, every world.

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all collections minted on artist-owned smart contracts via manifold — full ownership, royalties preserved on every secondary sale

written word

press &
interviews

Soul Searching editorial
AOTM GalleryOct 31, 2024editorial

Pho's 'Soul Searching' and the Art of Finding Peace in the Unknown

A lone figure drifts across an endless expanse of water — suspended between tranquility and introspection. An editorial deep-dive into the making of Soul Searching and what it means to finally feel at home.

read on AOTM →
Living Through Dreams
AOTM GalleryJan 8, 2024interview

Pho and Living Through Dreams

"Art is meditation and therapy at the same time." A wide-ranging conversation on dreams, mental health, spirituality, and the flow state — touching on why creating every day is a blessing, not a task.

read on AOTM →
The Spiral interview
AOTM GalleryJan 27, 2023interview

Pho on the Birth of 'The Spiral'

"Spirals are symbols of the unknown, and I'm an avid explorer." An in-depth look at the #phospiral challenge that drew 200+ entries from fellow artists, and what the recurring motif means to Pho personally.

read on AOTM →
Somewhere Between Reality
AOTM GalleryJan 18, 2023interview

Somewhere Between Reality and a Dream with Pho

An early, foundational interview exploring the dream journals, the emotion-first approach to making art, and the philosophy of translating internal states into visual language.

read on AOTM →
Cells Transient Labs
Transient Labs · MediumJan 25, 2024feature

Cells: An Artistic Journey into Consciousness with Photon Tide

A spotlight on the Cells series — where alcohol ink, watercolor, digital, and animation collide. Pho discusses how mitosis and the micro-to-macro parallels of the universe shaped the most experimental collection of his career.

read on Medium →
Point Zero World
Point Zero WorldAug 2021feature

Visual Artists I Discovered on Social Media — Pt. 4

"Disruptive and highly psychedelic, Photon Tide's creations are honest and beyond transcendence." One of the first major written profiles of the artist, placing the work alongside other groundbreaking digital creators.

read on Point Zero World →
Fisheye Magazine
Fisheye MagazineApr 19, 2024feature · FR

Photon Tide, le glitch à l'âme

A major French art publication profile on Pho's glitch art practice, the Not So Distant Realities series, and his experience with sleep paralysis and out-of-body states as a child. Written by Milena III. In French.

read on Fisheye Magazine →
Ninfa interview
Ninfa.io2024interview

A Conversation with Pho

An in-depth interview with Pho published on Ninfa.io — the Italian digital art marketplace that also hosted his debut solo exhibition in Milan. Explores consciousness, creation, and the subconscious as creative force.

read on Ninfa.io →

history

exhibitions

BOUQUET
2025group

BOUQUET 💐

AOTM Gallery
w/ ADHD, FVCKRENDER, Goyong & others

don't go · featured work

Sotheby's
2023auction

Contemporary Discoveries

Sotheby's
Online Auction · Lot 358

Internal Warfare · est. $10k–$15k

Explorations
2024solo

Explorations of the Psyche

Art of This Millennium
Online

Soul Searching · featured

NFT NYC
2023group

NFT NYC

NFT NYC Conference
New York, USA

Psychedelic Hues (alone, again)

Art Basel
2023group

Art Basel Miami

Art Basel
Miami, USA

Amaterasu · featured

Exploring the Unknown
2023solo

Exploring the Unknown

Art of This Millennium
Online

the spiral · featured

Cells
2022series

Cells — An Artistic Journey into Consciousness

Transient Labs
Stacks blockchain

abstractions of the mind

Residency
2022residency

Artist in Residence

Art of This Millennium
Oncyber virtual gallery

Allegory of a lost soul

Rhythms of the Subconscious — NINFA Labs Milan
2024solo

Rhythms of the Subconscious

NINFA Labs
Milan, Italy · Jun 20, 2024

debut solo exhibition in Italy · 20 digital artworks

Un Sueño Digital — Mexico City
2025group

Un Sueño Digital

30 Campos Elíseos & Wait & Hope Foundation
Ciudad de México · Dec 13–16, 2025

digital art exhibition · Mexico City

CCO Moment: Pho's Spiral & Derivatives
2023solo

CCO Moment: Pho's Spiral & Derivatives

JOYN
88 Clinton St, New York, NY · Apr 13, 6–9pm

the spiral & derivatives · co-presented with Latent Dreams AI Art Show (JOYN & BLAC.ai)

2024auction

Digital Art Day Sale

Sotheby's
New York · Aug 15–22, 2024

One Last Dance · Lot 26 · w/ XCOPY, Pak, Refik Anadol

opensea.io/profile/pho — wallet: photontide.eth — portfolio value: ~$6,095 USD
instagram and X post histories contain individual collection announcements
connect with pho directly to learn about specific collected pieces


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auction record

sotheby's

two appearances at sotheby's — the first latin american digital artist to be featured in consecutive sotheby's digital art sales.

Internal Warfare
Internal Warfare · 2023 · 1/1

sale 01 — 2023

Internal Warfare

auction

Contemporary Discoveries

lot

358

estimate

$10,000 – $15,000 USD

date

March 15, 2023

1/1 ERC-721 NFT. Contract: 0x67f8de3a7ab9ce266e44a17b0467860634865171, token ID: 4. Accepted cryptocurrency.

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One Last Dance
One Last Dance · 2024 · 1/1

sale 02 — 2024

One Last Dance

auction

Digital Art Day Sale

lot

26

sale period

Aug 15 – 22, 2024

location

New York

Lot 26 of the Digital Art Day Sale, August 2024, New York. Alongside works by XCOPY, Refik Anadol, Pak, FEWOCiOUS and others.

view sale on sotheby's →

the eye

my collection

pho collection

pho  ·  opensea

my collection

opensea.io/pho →

"a photon is a particle of light — that's what I wanted to bring into the world. through my art I share my deepest emotions, trauma, explore consciousness, and what it means to be human, all in one."

— photon tide

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Photon Tide (Pho) is a Mexican-American digital artist working at the intersection of mixed media and the unknown. His practice explores consciousness, dreams, and what it means to be human — pulling imagery from the subconscious, psychology, and the spaces between reality and disintegration.

acquisition, exhibitions, collaborations.

Instagram@photontide → X / Twitter@photonisdead → SuperRaresuperrare.com/photontide → Foundationfoundation.app/@Photontide → AOTM Galleryaotm.gallery/artist/pho → Manifoldmanifold.xyz/@photon-tide → Transient Labsstacks.transientlabs.xyz → OpenSeaopensea.io/profile/pho → Walletphotontide.eth →
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