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A public art installation by Pamela “Posey” Moulton
What Are the Pinkies?
The Pinkies are large-scale public sculptures created from reclaimed fishing nets, rope, and marine debris collected from the Gulf of Maine. Built around steel armatures and painted vibrant pink, the sculptures are inspired by the pink algal blooms increasingly appearing in Arctic ice as a result of climate change and warming oceans.
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First displayed at Payson Park with support from TEMPOart Maine. In 2024, the sculptures were reinvigorated at Lights Out in Norway, Maine, where artist Posey rebuilt, repaired, and reimagined the works for their next chapter. The Pinkies traveled to Freeport, where they became a catalyst for community conversations around climate change, working waterfronts, and environmental stewardship.
place
Shepard's Farm Preserve
139 Crockett Ridge Rd, Norway, Maine
open
April 2026- TBD
Creating New Value
Healthy ecosystems support healthy fisheries. Mainers working in fishing and aquaculture strive to protect marine ecosystems and prevent gear loss, while also leading many coastal cleanup and salvage efforts. During the 2024-2025 fishing season alone, between 45-55 tons of abandoned fishing gear, known as ghost gear, was removed from the Gulf of Maine's ocean floor by volunteers.
Inland, the health of our lakes and rivers are negatively impacted by monofilament fishing line debris and lead fishing tackle. Lead tackle in particular gets ingested by fish, the fish in turn by loons, poisoning them. The Pinkies were created using fishing gear and materials that were no longer viable for use or had been recovered through cleanup efforts. By transforming discarded nets and rope into public art, the sculptures create new value from materials that were discarded.
The installation invites viewers to consider the role of art, collaboration, and creative problem- solving in addressing the environmental challenges facing coastal communities and the Gulf of Maine.
Why Norway?
In April 2026, the Pinkies found a new home at Shepard’s Farm Preserve through a partnership between Posey, Lights Out and the Western Foothills Land Trust.
Set within the natural landscape of Shepard’s Farm Preserve and alongside the whimsical sculptures of Bernard Langlais and Don Best, the Pinkies continue their journey as a work of accessible public art in Western Maine.
The installation continues the effort to bring bold, engaging artworks to rural Maine, while encouraging dialogue around environment, creativity, and place. Here, the Pinkies stand as playful guardians of the landscape; inviting visitors to explore, reflect, and connect.
days/times
7 days a week
12p - 5p
weekends by chance or appointment,
email karle@lightsoutart.com
opening reception
Fourth Friday
May 22nd
4p - 7p
Artist Interview
Pamela "Posey" Moulton
Prolific collaborator, as both educator and artist, Pamela Moulton tries to foster an ethos of generosity and creative exchange through her public engagement work. Pamela’s installations are large-scale, playful, hands-on, exploratory and mysterious. Pamela's work is created from recycled materials; a choice based in environmental consciousness. A collector and material-driven artist, Pamela creates environments focusing on the universal need for creative multi-sensory interaction, striving to communicate a joyfulness in today’s pandemic climate.
The sculptures and installations act as a record of time: hours spent salvaging ghost gear, tying knots, talking to fishermen, teachers, scientists, and artists. For Pamela, this work is never finished, it is born when the materials are collected and evolves continuously. The labor-intensive processes and community engagement that go into creating the work are equally important to the installation viewers arrive at.
Please visit Western Foothills Land Trust or Posey's website to learn more.