06/25/2026
Studio Lin designed TRÁNSITO, a full-color photographic monograph by Roberto Tondopó, published by Capricious.
Rooted in personal history and collective tradition, TRÁNSITO weaves together the death of Tondopó’s father — named Tránsito and born in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico — with the artist’s participation in the Fiesta Grande, a local celebration held in honor of Saint Sebastian. Central to the festival is the Chuntá tradition, in which men dress as women in a celebratory ritual of gender performance. By becoming a Chuntá himself, Tondopó offers both a tribute to his father and a reflection on mourning as metamorphosis.
The book’s interior pages have an untrimmed head, giving the object a more tactile and three dimensional presence. The cover features a photo that wraps around the top edge, and was produced in three variants, making each copy part of a limited edition of 500.
Contributors / credits:
Artist: Roberto Tondopó Roberto Tondopó
Design: Studio Lin
Publisher: Capricious Publishing
Editor: Fernando Gallegos Fernando Gallegos
Essay: Roberto Tondopó
Essay editor: Duen Neka’hen Sacchi
Translation: Beatriz Llenín Figueroa
Printing: Ofset Yapimevi Ofset Yapımevi A.Ş.
Book specs:
208 pages
7.5 × 10 inches
Full color
Untrimmed head
Cover sticker wrapping around top edge
Three cover variants
Limited edition of 500
