I’ve got a lighter just in case I need an excuse to talk to strangers.
I’ve got clean pants on just in case I’m in an accident.
I’ve got a bunch of keys just in case i get followed at night.
I’ve got a carrier bag just in case I feel sick.
I’ve got white wine just in case everyone else brought red.
I’ve got chocolate just in case you break my heart.
I’ve got a sleeping bag just in case you can’t get home.
I’ve got my maths GCSE just in case I have to get a proper job.
We are taught to be prepared, to be careful, to be fearful - to avoid risk and failure, to do things ‘just in case’.
Our task in this performance, ‘to be prepared for every eventuality’ - is in itself repetitive, endless, obsessive, and nonsensical. It is about ‘trying your best’ - doing whatever you can with whatever you’ve got - a constant ‘making the best of’ while thinking the worst.
STRANGE OPTIMISM IN NEGATIVE TIMES
There is a need for more - more order, more precaution, more safety, more peace of mind; and also a need for less - less pain, less heartache, less forgetting.
PROTECTION FROM OTHERS, THE UNKNOWN AND OURSELVES
just in case i loose it
just in case i forget
just in case i get scared
just in case you leave me
just in case he calls
just in case it breaks
just in case the journey’s long
just in case i get there too early
just in case you’re late
just in case you want to talk
just in case it all goes wrong
To date, we have presented versions of
‘LOW PROFILE presents: Just in Case’ at:
+ Giessen (DE) - diskurs05 festival
+ Rotterdam (NL) - TENT
+ Rotterdam (NL) - Gangkast
+ Oxford (UK) - OVADA live art residency
We are interesting in developing the piece in different contexts. Please contact us if you have an idea for where we can present it next.