MALAGA.- “The Self is an ocean without a shore. Gazing upon it has no beginning or end, in this world and the next. ”. These words by the Andalusian mystic Ibn Arabi (1165-1240) served as Bill Viola’s inspiration for his work Ocean without a Shore, which he presented at the Venice Biennale in 2007, and which was the origin for his series Transfigurations. The three works on display at the Museo Picasso Málaga are part of this series. As the artist himself has explained, the title Transfigurations refers to the rare process by which the substance and essence of an entity changes form. It is a transformation that comes from within, and it is based on a revelation, or an overwhelming sensation of clarity. The outcome is a crossing-over from the physical to the metaphysical, a transition that is linked to the most profound human experiences; those in which life seems to darken, and