This article argues for photographic complementarity in anthropological research as a means to avoid singular representations—in other words, to incorporate images into diverse and juxtaposing interpretative, explanatory, methodological and representational practices. Through the story of Abel Pavon, a Paraguayan campesino who suffered a horrible accident which changed his life, this article shows how photographs contribute to different intertextual meanings. The complementarity of different mediums allows for a glimpse into the otherwise inaccessible world of Abel’s identity formation. The intertextuality of text with images allows us to explore the different emerging meanings that open a window of understanding onto Abel’s life struggles and his sense of identity. The article begins with a brief discussion of the need for complementarity and the dangers of single stories in anthropology; later, Abel’s story is presented and then discussed in terms of photographic and intertextual meanings.

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摄影互补性，以及 Abel Pavon 的故事

本文主张人类学研究中的摄影互补性是避免单一表征的一种手段——换言之，将图像纳入多样化和并列的解释性、解释性、方法论和表征性实践中。这篇文章通过巴拉圭农民阿贝尔·帕文 (Abel Pavon) 的故事，他遭遇了一场可怕的事故，改变了他的生活，这篇文章展示了照片如何促成不同的互文意义。不同媒介的互补性让我们得以一窥亚伯身份形成中原本无法进入的世界。文本与图像的互文性使我们能够探索不同的新兴含义，从而为了解亚伯的生活挣扎和他的身份感打开一扇理解之窗。文章首先简要讨论了人类学中互补性的必要性和单一故事的危险性；后来，Abel 的故事被呈现出来，然后根据照片和互文意义进行了讨论。