I think it’s a celebration of the transmutation of hubris to humility.

The most drastic transmutation of “The Ballad” thus far is in Episode 4, written by Giovanna Sarquis and directed by Rachel Goldberg.

It's difficult for researchers to make these kinds of observations; in fact, they are not able to directly observe acts of transmutation.

Some even predicted that controlled transmutation might produce gold as an accidental by-product, which could make people rich while solving all our energy woes.

The sculpture relates to “yearning for freedom and transmutation in constricting situations,” Monteiro says.