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Focusing on the common theme of found materials, photographers Denis Doran, Kevin Eason and Andy Hughes interpret their take on found objects. Whether used as subject matter to make comment on our treatment of the environment and consumerist society, or as a more personal expression of memory and reminiscences of the past, collectively all the objects photographed are transformed under the focus of each photographer’s lens.

Found, Crane Kalman, Kensington Gardens, 19 March-27 April 2008

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Tattoo tsar Alex Binnie goes back to his medical roots for a journey through the macabre. This Internationally renowned tattooist and fine art graduate swaps tattoo tables for his first solo show, Anatomies. Showcasing the body, the three-week exhibition presents a brand new collection of his highly original drawings, unavailable until now and exclusive to the gallery.

There will be large and small works on paper giving an insight to the artist’s talent and wit away from the tattoo table. Known chiefly for his large-scale, often abstract tattoo work, Alex has been on the cutting-edge of tattoo art since the 1990s.

Anatomies, Ink_d gallery, North Road, until 29 March 2008
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Using performative strategies and interventionist tactics the city of Hong Kong has become a site for exploration for four of its artists: Pak Sheung-Chuen, Luke Ching, Kwan Sheung-Chi and Kam Lai Wan.

Together they observe and highlight the minutiae of everyday life. While their works are often nothing more than subtle interventions and shifts in perspective, they quietly question the habitual codes of behaviour in urban society.

Presented as videos, photographs and objects, their practice is driven by a desire to understand their surroundings; how people connect and interact with each other, how they behave in public spaces. In everyday occurrences they find little anomalies, moments of chance, the absurd in the ordinary, creating works that are charming and playful.

Presented as videos, photographs and objects, their practice is driven by a desire to understand their surroundings; how people connect and interact with each other, how they behave in public spaces. In everyday occurrences they find little anomalies, moments of chance, the absurd in the ordinary, creating works that are charming and playful.

Everyday Anomalies, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, until 22 March 2008
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Despite its connotations of B-movie kitsch, continental bars, down-at-heel motels or x-rated strip joints, neon artist Andy Doig shows us that neon is much more than a facade of faded glory…

Doig’s new exhibition Love is in the Air reveals him to be a light messenger via the medium of neon; excited atoms replace Cupid’s bow and arrow; electricity is the primer, glass the canvas, rare gases and phosphorous powders all mix to light up the gallery walls.

Amongst the work on show will be a take on traditional text advertising signs with their familiar flow and bold statements, projecting a persona onto the street. There will also be neon portraits which bear many similarities to the work of contemporary pop artist Julian Opie.

Doig aims to show the intrinsic beauty of neon (which is often made up of rare gases such as xenon and argon), which only comes to life via thousands of volts activating electrodes which in turn light up the inert gases within the tubes.

Andy Doig: Love is in the Air, Ink_D Gallery, North Road, Brighton, until 1 March
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