Léonard Pongo is a photographer and filmmaker based between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo. His practice weaves photography, moving image, textile and print into in situ installations — tracing how culture arises from the land through ongoing conversations with the Congolese environment.

Selected Projects
2011–23

The Uncanny

Photography Project & Monograph

2013

The Necessary Evil

Experimental Documentary Short Film

2019–25

Primordial Earth

Mixed-Media Installation

2021

Primordial Earth: Inhabiting the Landscape

Experimental Short Film, 8 min

2024

Tales From The Source

Experimental Film, 38 min

Shows

Group Exhibitions

2026

In Minor Keys

61st La Biennale di Venezia · Venice, Italy

2026

Simba Moto! Seize the Fire!

Museum Rietberg · Zurich, Switzerland

2026

In Frequencies We Cannot Name

de Brakke Grond · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Solo Exhibitions

2026

Upcoming Solo Exhibition

FOMU (Fotomuseum) · Antwerp, Belgium

2026

Immortal Swirls Cradling a Fallen Sun

SMAC Gallery · Cape Town, South Africa