Conversion is a spiritual process of transformation that begins with repentance. To repent is to turn away from sin and turn to God for forgiveness. In their essay “What is Conversion?” Florante Siopan and John Foster write, “God requires that we leave our former ways and change direction by turning to God. We must turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. As Peter said in Acts 3:19, ‘Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.’”40
Conversion is a depiction of a girl undergoing a spiritual transformation. The girl appears twice in the painting to showcase this depiction. In one image she is not only covering her face but it is turned away from the viewer. She is ashamed of her sins and does not want them to be revealed. This also indicates that she has turned away from God. Realizing that she is weak she begins to speak to God and repent, asking him for forgiveness. In the other image, much like Transformation (Metamorphosis), the figure is looking right out at her viewer. Her faith has made her stronger; strong enough to turn away from the many temptations of the world and turn to God. She is freed from sin and born again. She is victorious.
(The jumbo Braille dots, incorporated in this painting, are a poem that I wrote and transcribed into Braille with clay dots.)
