Zelig Segal's repetitive columns form the words "Let there be light" in enlarged Braille characters. There is a fundamental paradox in his sculpture: while a sighted viewer can see this work, he or she cannot understand the words in Braille; conversely, a blind person can read the words, but may not be able to comprehend light as they have never experienced it. Perhaps, Segal is suggesting that the divine light of creation was not a physical light to be seen, but rather an intangible light that could be apprehended by all (sighted or blind) with inner vision.