Behind the structure in House Away from Homeland, the face of a towering green man is rendered in profile. Covered with emerald washes, only his teeth, the shape of his nose, and two ears, which appear on one side, are visible. Nude, the lower half of the figure is turned so that his spinal column and chest are aligned. Several faintly painted limbs are also near the man’s contorted body, an indication of spinning in place. Adjacent to the house and its jade-colored custodian is a larger grid that indicates the furthest degree of distance in the painting. Street maps of Baghdad enclose the inner area of the composition while the artist attempts to find his way in the surreal space that lies between.