Opening: Weight of It All
February 13, 5:00 pm—7:00 pm MST
CENTER, the nonprofit photography organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, presents Weight of It All, a collaborative photographic project by Heather Mattera and Ben Mattera. The exhibition will be on view at CENTER from February 13 through March 13, 2026, with an opening reception on Friday, February 13, 5-7 pm, and an artist talk with Heather Mattera on Wednesday, February 18, 6-7 pm.
Weight of It All is a collaborative photographic project born from the quiet terror of watching a teenage son disappear into an eating disorder and a mother’s desperate instinct to reach him. Created over several years, the work traces a family’s emotional landscape as they navigate body dysmorphia, fear, and the fragile hope of recovery.
