Léonard Pongo, visual artist working between BE & DRC

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

Upcoming: Tales from The Source at Art Brussels’s The Screen, on April 27th, 5:30pm with Kristof De Clercq gallery (Booth #5E-20)  and at Kunstenfestivaldesarts on May 14th, 10pm.

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: 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.

Homepage image Uncanny

The Necessary Evil is an experimental short on Faith & Power.


Portfolio & Commissions:

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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