Bruce Connew — I Must Behave

I Must Behave brings together 85 colour photographs in a compelling meditation on identity, place, and the complexities of contemporary life. Moving between the personal and the political, Bruce Connew's images explore the subtle tensions of a globalised world—its dislocations, anxieties, and systems of control.

As writer Deidra Sullivan observed:

“This is an unsettling observation of the experience of globalisation: where we are, who we are and what we are, we can’t quite say. Perhaps the sense of anxiety and disconnection apparent in these images is also a manifestation of the personal and social controls and restrictions we submit ourselves to.”

Designed by Catherine Griffiths and Bruce Connew, I Must Behave is a beautifully realised artist publication, combining photography, typography, and bookmaking in an intimate, collectible format.

Artist: Bruce Connew
Design: Catherine Griffiths and Bruce Connew
Typography: Catherine Griffiths
Cloth, case-bound
132 pages
121 × 167 mm
85 colour photographs
Printed in Verona, Italy by EBS
Edition of 600, signed and numbered
Published by Vapour Momenta Books, 2009
ISBN 978-0-473-14629-0