Again, there is an obvious correspondence to the work of Joseph Beuys in which the artist sought to ameliorate a spiritually bloodstained people. Through his work he attempts to find a homeliness to accommodate those who are displaced, culturally and geographically. For this reason the intimacy of food is vital to both the symbolism and materiality of Ehmann's work. Art is not my language. Writing comes and goes like seasons.
Nothing is permanent.
My dearest language that I mumble together is that of food, cooking and life. Food is a banal and everyday necessity, yet it provides an important expression of cultural difference. The foodstuffs that Ehmann uses are European staples. In a sense, they are food in raw form. For example, eggs and milk are not foods that are often presented in their unprepared form at a meal, but rather are used in a preparation process in the more private and homely space of the kitchen.