Welcome to FUSION TIDE!
Part art exhibit, part story, and part interactive quest, Fusion Tide takes you on a journey of discovery deep into the ocean and the mythical creatures that protect it, but even deeper into our own habits and usage patterns that impact every living thing in our oceans—and ultimately, us.
Fusion Tide is Aria Luna’s first solo exhibit, created over a span of several months in the first half of 2018. It’s a series of seven paintings that tell the story of the battle between the fearsome Bogo Mogo and four mythical ocean protectors, the Guardians of the Sea. Six of the paintings are three-dimensional mixed media works, and three were created with household plastics… most of which you probably have in your home.
From 2018 to 2020, Fusion Tide traveled throughout the San Francisco Bay Area from Google’s HQ in Mountain View to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. When the COVID pandemic hit, we had to pause the exhibits (and the young artist could finally take a break).
While the paintings rested in storage, Bogo Mogo and the Four Guardians were busy inspiring us with a new, more complex and intriguing storyline, which Aria Luna and her literary author mama are working on. And now, in June 2026, Fusion Tide is back on the road, celebrating World Oceans Day on June 8 in San Francisco with the awe-inspiring teams of Plastic Odyssey Fund and the Greenwater Foundation. Join us!
Explore the links above to see the art and read the story…
… and discover why plastic is such a harmful element in our oceans and what each one of us can do to lessen that impact.