Molly Schafer's long-standing interest in natural history provides a context for the romanticized, quasi-prehistorical world she creates. Through her work Schafer explores what it feels like to be driven by instinct, to become predator, scavenger, and prey. A sense of isolation permeates the work which includes drawings, objects, and video.

Like a protagonist from the novels that influence her work, Schafer removes herself from society and places herself alone in nature. A stay on Assateague, a barrier island off the coast of Maryland has inspired her current body of work. Schafer camped on the island, where feral horses roam free, accompanied only by her arctic-looking house cat.