Wind Leaves, Public sculpture at Discovery World, Milwaukee, United States.
Wind Leaves contains seven aluminum and stainless steel structures that reach 30 feet tall along Milwaukee's downtown waterfront near Discovery World.
Ned Kahn created this installation in 2006 through a $500,000 donation, initially planned for Veterans Park before relocating to the current waterfront position.
The structures incorporate musical elements through surrounding benches that function as xylophones and a matrix of stainless steel nails for dropping pebbles.
Visitors can interact with the structures using hand wheels on support columns, while ball bearings enable the pieces to rotate with wind direction.
The exterior surfaces feature thousands of small stainless steel disks that create rippling patterns when moved by lake breezes or manual rotation.
Location: Milwaukee
Inception: 2006
Creator: Ned Kahn
Made from material: aluminium, stainless steel
GPS coordinates: 43.03700,-87.89770
Latest update: October 18, 2025 03:39
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