FotoFest 2006  FOTOFEST2006 is the eleventh International
Biennial of Photography and Photo-related Art in Houston, Texas.
In 2006, there are two themes. The Earth and Artists Responding
to Violence. They are independent and inter-connected.  The
capacity of human society to inflict violence upon itself and
the earth is expanding with the ever increasing spread of
technology and population. The physical and mythic force of
earth presents itself in art in many guises. FotoFest 2006 is
presenting work that engages The Earth metaphorically and
figuratively.The art encompasses mixed-media work, classical
photography, video and film. It addresses both human and non-
human life in broad existential ways as well as issues of land
use and geophysical history.  Human-created violence, from war
to the household, is omni-present and ubiquitous. It is not only
threatening the existence of earth but is transforming the
nature of political society. In exploring this theme, FotoFest
is not focusing on the depiction of violen