This striking artwork features a figure in a blue shirt against a vibrant orange-red background with purple mountains or forms looming above. The composition shows someone in a crouched or working position, with dripping paint effects creating a sense of dissolution or fading at the edges. Green plant-like forms emerge from the background, while pink and black abstract shapes appear in the lower corners, including what appears to be a stylized face or mask. The painting style combines realistic rendering with expressive, loose brushwork and deliberate paint drips, reflecting both the physical presence of labor and its ghostly, transient nature as suggested by the title.