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"Self-Portrait as a Falling Tree", performance for video, 5 Min 30 Sec, 2023
A performance for video made in front of my grandparent's walnut tree and the remains of the willow tree's branches taken down by a fast storm on the 14th of July of 2023. It is a response to the massive tree cutting action undertaken by Ilfov county council to pave the way for the enlargement of the county road. According to my calculations over 3000 thousand trees have been cut so far. The film can also be seen as an `hommage` to Bas Jan Ader.
"The Guide - Seeing Landscape", Bus Guide Performance (1 h), Bucharest-Snagov, Romania, Lectures on the Weather Project, 2022
"Sitting comfortably in your seats, you, the tourists will discover how, the local area has developed from a simple peasant village at the outskirts of a town to an international tourist attraction. From the beautiful Codrii Vlăsiei, that no longer exist, to the lovely Bucharest Therme, that frees your spirit and your wallet, to the road kills that happen accidentally not more than 12 times a week, to the Snagov Palace that hosts weddings and baptisms every other week, we will discover how this rich heritage contributes to bringing Romania into a green and sustainable future, making her a key player among the most developed countries in the world. Hold on to your keys and sunglasses and join her on the road of time and land travel!" The Bus Guide

"Lectures on the Weather", performances and fieldwork, curated by Anna Smolak. Contributors: Sandra Muteteri Heremans, Klara Hobza, Marx Machines Inc. (Filip Herbert, Anna Olszewska), Goda Palekaitė, Delia Popa, Experimental Station for Research on Art and Life/Tranzit.ro, 2022, all photos Mihaela Vezentan
"The Guide - Seeing History", National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Romania, 2019

This performance was made as a reflection on Delia's role of cultural mediator and museum educator. Artists are presented as werewolves and recent history as a vampire. Part of "Introduction to Romanian Contemporary Art" course at MNAC Bucharest, October 2019

"Unfinished Sympathy", part of Chelen Amenca project, UNA Gallery, Bucharest, 2014
In summer 2012 Ellen Rothenberg (USA) and Delia Popa (RO) and participated in a cultural exchange project with a Roma family living in a village in the county of Sibiu, a historic area in Transylvania. An exhibition of new works was generated in response to this experience, and was presented at The Contemporary Galleries of The Brukenthal National Museum in fall 2012. “Chelen Amenca/Dance With Us” was organized by curator Anca Mihulet, with assistance for the village stay from anthropologist Oana Burcea. The exhibition and community project was realized with institutional support from The School of the Art of Chicago, The Brukenthal National Museum, and The Astra Museum Complex. The second part of the project, in 2014, in Bucharest was  sponsored through a grant from CEC Artslink.

 

"Matonge-Tervuren", Advanced Performance and Scenography Studies, a.pass, and on the streets of Brussels, Belgium, 2012
Durational Performances in the city of Brussels, at the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren and at a.pass, part of a two months residency at Bains Connectives with curator Anca Verona Mihuleț, October-November 2012
I am Gustav von Aschenbach or How to Live Your Eternity in Venice, Romanian Cultural Institute, IRCCU, Venice, Italy, 2010
Performances in the city of Venice during the Carnival and at the New Gallery of the Romanian Cultural Institute. (part of a project selected as 2nd prize for an artist residency at IRCCU Venice during the Venice Biennale 2009), 1-28 February 2010, curated by Anca Sînpălean
"Meet You in the Corner" Performance in "Only Cowards Die without Having Fun", International Center for Contemporary Art, CIAC, Bucharest, Romania, 2009
Durational Performances in "Only Cowards Die without Having Fun", International Center for Contemporary Art, CIAC, Bucharest, 2009  Artists: Dragoș Bădiță, Katja Lee Eliad, Delia Popa
Curated by Anca Mihuleț 
 
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