The artwork illustrates a figure in the midst of preparing soil for cultivation. By using a few elements in the picture: man, soil and land, the concept of new life is implied delicately. A sense of realism is portrayed with the focus on the posture of the figure and the folds on the clothes, painted in refined detail. The plot of land stretches out beyond the canvas alluding its vast scale. Goh Lye Hock, who is now based in Johor, graduated from the Kuala Lumpur College of Art. He has won several awards in competitions such as Saksi at the National Art Gallery in 2003, and Pemandangan Malaysia in 1994. His first four of six solos were held at the City Art Gallery in 2005 (Kuala Lumpur and Malacca), 2008 and 2011 in Kuala Lumpur. The others were at the New Straits Times’ Balai Berita in 2002 and the Sentosa Department Store in 2000. Goh was included in the Malaysian art exhibition in Beijing in 1996, and took part in Art Expo Malaysia from 2012 to 2016, besides the Asian International Art Exhibition all over Asia from 1997 to 2013.