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 in in situ installations, drawing from Congolese cosmologies and traditional narratives — centering the land as the living source of cultural form.

Currently on view

Venice Biennale 2026  —  9 May – 22 November

Projects
  • 2026
    The Tributes Currently on view — In Minor Keys, Arsenale, Venice
  • 2025
    Apophenia Photographic transfers, glass, print, textile, publication and exhibition
  • 2024
    Tales from the Source Experimental film, 38 min
  • 2021
    Primordial Earth: Inhabiting the Landscape Mixed media installation — experimental short film, direct print on aluminium, UV print on translucent veil  ·  Currently on view, Arsenale, Venice
  • 2017–
    Primordial Earth Ongoing mixed-media installation
  • 2013
    The Necessary Evil Experimental documentary short film
  • 2011–23
    The Uncanny Photography project and monograph  ·  Purchase from GOST Books
Solo exhibitions
Group exhibitions
  • 2026
    In Minor Keys 61st La Biennale di Venezia  ·  Giardini and Arsenale  ·  9 May – 22 Nov 2026
  • 2026
    Simba Moto! Seize the Fire! DRC Pavilion  ·  Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venice  ·  9 May – 22 Nov 2026
  • 2026
    In Frequencies We Cannot Name de Brakke Grond  ·  Amsterdam  ·  7 Mar – 10 May 2026
  • 2026
    Insistent Presence Palmer Museum of Art  ·  Pennsylvania  ·  7 Feb – 10 May 2026
  • 2025–26
    Second Nature Anchorage Museum  ·  Alaska  ·  3 Oct 2025 – 5 Apr 2026