Abstract
This article discusses video ethnographic inquiry and its methodological implications. Equipped with only a video camera and amateurism, the author dives into a unique judo practice. By illustrating the failures and regrets from the attempts in the field, the article highlights the methodological significance of using audio-visual recording in comparison to writing. By drawing on Henri Bergson’s criticism of spatialised time, the article develops the possibility of the method of subtraction, arguing that while text-based practice is open for additions, video recording, rather, is a subtractive attempt. The metaphor of the carver is proposed, along with discussion of Lévi-Strauss’ bricoleur and engineer, to illuminate how the practice of subtraction aims to achieve duration, missing from dominant studies today.
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