Of Wind and Water features Ned Kahn, renowned large-form kinetic sculptural artist whose work explores the "confluence of science and art" while embracing the magic and beauty of nature and its functions.



Grade Level: 7-12, College, Adults
US Release Date: 2026     Copyright Date: 2024

Reviews "Of Wind and Water is a visually stunning short film that renders the restless, living forces of the natural world perceptible and felt. Through Ned Kahn's kinetic sculptures, wind, water, and atmosphere become something a viewer can experience directly, and the film's quiet achievement is to reframe art as a discipline of attention, inviting us to notice what usually passes unremarked. For classroom and community screenings, the film offers a powerful catalyst for discussing human-nature connection, environmental perception, and the ways art can make natural processes visible to a wider public, closing on what Kahn calls 'a sense of kindness towards the planet.'" Genell W. Ebbini, Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Purdue University "Words are inadequate to describe the beauty and mystery of Ned Kahn's sculptures. The experience of his work is multisensory. It engages the dynamic and constantly shifting patterns of nature: wind, light, water, time, seasons, and place. This exquisite and inspiring film provides a glimpse into the artist's noble aspiration to awaken our sense of kindness towards the planet." Mary Guzowski, Professor of Architecture, University of Minnesota, Author, The Art of Architectural Daylighting "As an antidote to our current societal obsession with our self-image, Ned Khan's work asks us to look outside of ourselves and connect with the elemental forces of nature. Of Wind and Water beautifully captures his work and broadens our sense of what is possible. I will use the film as a point of reference for new projects where students are challenged to create artwork that responds to their environment." Billy Friebele, Associate Professor of Visual Arts, Loyola University Maryland "Of Wind and Water is a quietly mesmerizing documentary short that sits at the intersection of art, physics, and environmental perception. Focusing on the work of artist Ned Kahn, it transforms what might seem invisible - wind currents, water motion, atmospheric turbulence - into something tactile, poetic, and vividly alive. This film succeeds as an invitation to slow down, to observe, and to recognize the hidden choreography of natural forces shaping our world." Nobuho Nagasawa, Professor of Art, Stony Brook University "Of Wind and Water is an introspective invitation into the thinking and practice of Ned Kahn's approach towards art and environment. Kahn's work gives tangible form to the often invisible and felt, while materializing nature's sublime." Dr. Brandon Ballengée, artist, biologist, Co-founder of Atelier de la Nature