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
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