The sculpture creates, encloses and protects its own interior, which can be glimpsed through the spaces held open by rubber pads.

Spitzer chose to reflect upon the character and history of the location for his sculpture and to encourage active looking and questioning. It is not immediately clear if the beam emerges from, or supports, the quarry face. When seen from different angles, the sculpture creates different senses of stability and balance, of open and closed spaces.