Navstevnici, Notes Part II (2009) is part of a series of sci-fi infused short videos by the young artist, which balances a perfectly orchestrated sense of unease with wit and observation. At Spike Island until 28 November Photograph: PR
There's a strong hint of rural panic in Joanna Kirk's pastel landscapes, collectively titled Miles To Go Before I Sleep. On first sight these seem obsessively detailed images of the gothic picturesque. Then you notice the little lone child staring out from a tangle of undergrowth. At Oriel Mostyn gallery until 6 November Photograph: PR
Through photography, video and doctored found images, Tim Davies looks at the symbolism of the architecture of power: cathedrals, mansion houses, iconic bridges. His exhibition Between a Rock and a Hard Place includes the work Bridges, 2009, pictured above. At Oriel Mostyn gallery, until 6 November Photograph: PR
Ortega's new commission for The Curve gallery, The Independent, sees the former political cartoonist returning to his roots with new sculptures, installations and ideas inspired by news clippings, such as Barbican Project: Animal Behaviorist patterns 1, 2010 (above). At The Curve, Barbican Art Gallery, until 16 January Photograph: PR
This exploration of the two-step between contemporary art and dance is full of sculptures to get the body and brain moving. Iconic pieces include Bruce Nauman's Green Light Corridor, pictured here, where visitors must squeeze through a narrow aperture. At Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre until 9 January Photograph: PR
In 2001, the Swedish photographers Anders Petersen and JH Engström, born a generation apart, began a project about the Värmland area where they separately grew up. The results are often dark, and almost dreadful, intimations of close relationships now forever distant. At National Media Museum, until 27 March
Photograph: Anders Petersen
The 75 images made by five pioneers of camera-less photography are often deeply personal one-offs. There's an emphasis on what can't be seen in Adam Fuss's photogram of a baby – Invocation, pictured above – exploring transcendent moments. At V&A, until 20 February
Photograph: V&A Images
A star of the new, internationally ambitious Indian contemporary art world, Subodh Gupta elevates the contents of our kitchens into sculptures of monumental scale and import. Pictured above: Curry 2 (1), 2005. At Tramway, until 12 December Photograph: PR
Staged at the former home of the 18th-century writer Laurence Sterne, this exhibition of contemporary and modern-day image and text works pays homage to Sterne's experimental creativity. Pictured above: Carbonised book from The Black Library by Greville Worthington. At Shandy Hall, Coxwold, until 30 October
Photograph: Nick Hill
