Léonard Pongo

Léonard Pongo, visual artist working between BE & DRC

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Latest news here, updated regularly.

Current:

ArtReview’s “Future Greats” 2025: Selected by Roger Ballen with “The Uncanny”

Festival du Jeu de Paume 2e édition : Paysages Mouvants (curated by Jeanne Mercier), Jeu de Paumes, Paris, France, February 07, 2025 – March 23, 2025.

Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene, Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, USA, February 26–August 3, 2025

Upcoming:

Kristof De Clercq Gallery @BADAFF 2025 with Veerle Beckers, Katrin Bremermann, Mario de Brabandere and Léonard Pongo. 20 – 23 March 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

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Projects:

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

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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
  • Buzzfeed
  • 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

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