The delta has a special way of touching people who look at it day after day, who depend on it from one season to the next, who include it in all their celebrations.
What do three deltas in three different countries – Romania, Turkey and Spain – have in common?
What is the rhythm of the locals surrounded by water?
How do the beauty of these fairytale worlds meet the fragility and challenges of everyday life?
The exhibition People and deltas, that has already toured the Danube Delta in Tulcea, Mahmudia, Sfântu Gheorghe, Sfântu Gheorghe, Chilia Veche, Sulina, Mila 23, answers these questions and returns to Sulina from September 12 to 14 at the Old Lighthouse.
«In 2023 and 2024 I photographed in the Danube Delta, the Kızılırmak Delta (Turkey) and the Ebru Delta (Spain). Deltas are generally associated with flora and fauna. This is confirmed by a simple search on Google Images. For all three deltas no locals appear on the first page of results; the few people who do appear are tourists. “People and deltas” looks at the inhabitants of these deltas, the environment they live in, their everyday life.» Dragoș Lumpan.

“People and Deltas” is a cultural program co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration.