Hermógenes Cayo Imaginero

IMAGINERO is an ethnobiography of Hermogenes Cayo a selftaught woodcarver and painter who lives on the high Andean plateau of Argentina The film portrays Hermogenes his wife Aurelia Kilpe and their children in their Andean lifestyle as well as Hermogenes passion for painting carving building and his devotion to the Virgin Mary Devout austere and dedicated to craftsmanship he can make anything from religious figures carved from cactus wood to a working harmonium Inspired by a trip to Buenos Aires to advocate for land rights Hermogenes has labored to replicate the style of the capitals grand cathedral and shrine to the Virgin with resourcefulness and skill