Antonia Valentina Sanchez Armendariz was born in Mexico City, and resided there until the age of 18. She then embarked on a journey to Europe, living in Helsingor, Denmark, followed by Barcelona, and finally settling in Amsterdam. In Barcelona, she pursued studies in film but ultimately transitioned to photography. Currently, she is a student at The Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Throughout her artistic pursuits, Antonia has nurtured a profound interest in the intersection of documentary and fiction.

“It´s a project about portraiture. I decided , as a 23 year old, to photograph 23 year olds. As absurd as it may seem to think that age is a characteristic that can bind people together, this project takes it as a reason to photograph and maybe find kinship. I put a pamphlet with my number around the city, looking for 23 year olds. They took my number, and we agreed on a date for their photograph to be taken.  We were 23, and at that moment it meant something.

I would go to their house and photograph them with a large format camera. I would always take their photo twice, with a 30 second difference. The intention is to animate the subject and reflect on youth as the in-between of two stages (between childhood and adulthood).”