Etnografía, imagen y sonido en el norte grande de Chile

this article reviews the presence of image and sound in the traditional ethnographic place called "norte grande de chile". such a presence is conditioned by the conception of that north as arid, its visualization as a "landscape without subject" and the privilege of ethnic past as its main topic. finally, it emphasizes the relevance of incorporating ethnographies in sound in anthropology from the analysis of a serie of phonographic productions, some of which involved the author.