The natural world is a recurring subject in Gober’s work, particularly trees and forests, which he often uses to create psychologically charged landscapes. Early examples include his 1988 collaboration with Christopher Wool, in which a dress made from hand-painted fabric was hung on a tree, and the hand-painted panoramic forest scene in his installation at Dia Center for the Arts in 1992, now in the collection of Glenstone.

In this recent drawing, one tree slides through a hole in another. The image recalls several other works by Gober that enact a penetration of sorts, such as Man Coming Out of the Woman (1993–1994) and the Virgin Mary bisected by a culvert pipe in the installation Untitled (1995–1997).