
Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Sextant at the Wende Museum features a recreation of the artist’s childhood home in Cuba, built by his father during a turbulent political era. Now a state wedding venue, the house becomes a symbol of Cold War contradictions, personal exile, and shifting ideals. The installation reflects on memory, identity, and the divide between reality and illusion, offering a meditation on how personal and political histories shape both selfhood and collective dreams.