Dialogue pertaining to issues like "Biodiversity" and "Environmental Sustainability" have been communist Kryptonite until the election of Xi Jiping in 2013. Since then, a new push towards green initiatives is finding a voice in art.

As part of the "Art & Sharks" exhibit, a joint venture between the Beijing based Parkview Art Foundation and The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Thomas is the first Western artist invited to exhibit his work. Here are images addressing the new ban on Shark Finning in China. In Chinese culture, Shark Fin soup is a delicacy, one which has seen the world's shark population dwindle dramatically.

EQUILIBRIUM, Schoos' submission to the "Art & Shark" exhibit, begs the question, can man and industry find balance with the biodiversity of our oceans? Or is a more macabre fate awaiting.

Photography courtesy of Penn Densham