Léonard Pongo is a visual artist and filmmaker who lives and works between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo. His practice brings together photography, moving image, textile and print into site-specific installations, drawing from Congolese cosmologies and ancestral narratives, in ongoing conversation with a land that holds its own living knowledge.

In Minor Keys  ·  Arsenale, Venice Biennale 2026

On view — Venice Biennale, 9 May – 22 November 2026
  • The Tributes 9 May – 22 Nov 2026
    Arsenale, Venice · In Minor Keys Currently on view
  • Inhabiting the Landscape 9 May – 22 Nov 2026
    Arsenale, Venice · In Minor Keys Currently on view
  • Mbanza Tapestry 9 May – 22 Nov 2026
    Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venice · DRC Pavilion Currently on view
  • Tales from the Source 5 Jun – 5 Jul 2026
    Mulhouse Biennale, Mulhouse · 2-channel film installation Currently on view
  • Second Nature 22 May – 13 Sep 2026
    Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City · Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene Currently on view
Upcoming
Works
  • The Tributes 2025–26
    Photographic transfers on glass, monofilament, paint, woven textile, mirrored floor, steel Currently on view · Arsenale, Venice
  • Apophenia 2025
    Photographic transfers, glass, print, textile · monograph, Maison CFC
  • Tales from the Source 2024
    Experimental film, 38 min
  • Primordial Earth 2017– ongoing
    Ongoing mixed-media installation — film, aluminium print, UV print on translucent veil Currently on view · Arsenale, Venice
  • The Necessary Evil 2013
    Experimental documentary, 11'19"
  • The Uncanny 2011–23
    Photography project · monograph, GOST Books
The Uncanny — monograph spread, GOST Books, London, 2023

The Uncanny, 2011–2023  ·  Monograph, GOST Books, London, 2023

Contact

Portfolio available on request

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