Léonard Pongo, visual artist working between BE & DRC
Current: Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene, Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, USA, February 26–August 3, 2025
Upcoming: Tales from The Source at Art Brussels’s The Screen, on April 27th, 5:30pm with Kristof De Clercq gallery (Booth #5E-20) and at Kunstenfestivaldesarts on May 14th, 10pm.
The Uncanny, my first Monograph published by Gostbooks is out
You can order a signed copy or the limited edition from me via email or directly on Gostbooks‘ website
Reviews
- Future Greats 2025: Léonard Pongo by Roger Ballen at ArtReview
- Photobook Journal: Review by Steve Harp
- De Standaard: Het unheimliche van Congo door de ogen van topfotograaf Léonard Pongo
- PhMuseum: “Jumping on the stream of consciousness” by C. Pantall
- The Guardian ‘Bigger than life’: exploring the Democratic Republic of the Congo – in pictures “
- Huck: A Dreamlike Journey Into The Democratic Republic Of Congo
- Blind Magazine: Congo Waking Dream
Projects:
Tales from the Source: Installation is a new work commissioned by Jeu de Paumes for the “Paysages Mouvants” exhibition curated by Jeanne Mercier.
Tales from the Source is a medium-length movie engaging a visual dialogue with the varied land of the DRC and its ancestral narratives.
Primordial Earth is a mixed-media installation that presents the landscape of the DRC as a character with its own will and power.
The Uncanny is a long term photo project in Congo’s urban centers.
The Necessary Evil is an experimental short on Faith & Power.
Portfolio & Commissions:
Don’t hesitate to reach out for a wider portfolio or more information.
Clients & Publications:
- Le Monde
- Der Spiegel
- National Geographic
- The Washington Post
- CNN
- De Morgen
- La Croix
- European Photography Magazine
- Volkskrant
- The Wall Street Journal
- The New Yorker
- Doctors Without Borders
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- The Washington Post
- Hart Magazine
- TSA Magazine
- Jeu de Paume
- Middelheim Museum