Published by Capricious Publishing. Edited by Fernando Gallegos, Duen Neka'hen Sacchi. Text by Roberto Tondopó.
Mexican photographer Roberto Tondopó's (born 1978) Tránsito is a photographic exploration of grief, ritual and identity. This photobook connects the death of Tondopó's father, Tránsito, with the artist's participation in the Chuntá, a local festival where men dress as women in honor of Saint Sebastian. By becoming a Chuntá, Tondopó pays tribute to his father and reflects on how mourning can prompt personal and cultural transformation. The Fiesta Grande embodies both tradition and contradiction: a deeply conservative community embracing a public ritual of gender fluidity. This tension serves as a point of departure for the project's broader interrogation of identity, focusing on the instability of fixed categories such as masculinity, sexuality and national heritage. The book's special features include a Japanese top-folded interior as well as a tipped-in sticker.
Mexican photographer Roberto Molina Tondopó (born 1978) presents La Casita de Turrón, a series of portraits that explore the tumultuous chapters between childhood and adolescence, focusing on moments of transition and humorous family interactions. The series has two central characters, the artist's own niece and nephew.
Roberto Molina Tondopó: La Casita de Turrón