Dave Moss, left, speaks Thursday with his parents, Richard and Jane Moss, about “Light Sentinels,” an art installation on display through the end of October at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville.

Richard Moss, right, a former Colby College professor, gestures at “Light Sentinels,” an art installation by Skunk Patrol, an Australia-based creative team that developed the flower-inspired work now installed at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville. Moss and his wife, Jane, also a former Colby professor, are visiting their son, Dave, left, in Waterville and stopped to see the work, installed earlier in the week.

Richard Moss, left, Jane Moss and their son, Dave Moss, look Thursday at “Light Sentinels,” an art installation made up of 10 kinetic, flower-inspired sculptures that have been set up at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville. The sculptures are expected to remain at Castonguay Square through the end of October.

Dave Moss, left, admires “Light Sentinels” with his parents, Jane and Richard Moss, while walking Thursday through Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville. The art installation is the work of Skunk Control, an Australia-based creative team and the 2024 award recipient of Waterville Creates’ Call for Proposals for Temporary Public Art. “Light Sentinels” is expected to remain at Castonguay Square through the end of October.

Jane Moss, left, and her husband, Richard Moss, both former Colby College professors, admire “Light Sentinels” on Thursday at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville. The art installation of 10 kinetic flowers is presented with major support from the Harold Alfond Foundation, along with support from the city of Waterville and PRO Moving Service of Waterville.

“Light Sentinels,” a public art installation consisting of 10 towering, flower-inspired sculptures, has been installed at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville. It is the creation of Skunk Control, an Australia-based creative team and the 2024 award recipient of Waterville Creates’ Call for Proposals for Temporary Public Art. The petals on the 10 kinetic pieces unfurl and close, projecting light shadows over their surroundings. “Light Sentinels” is expected to remain at Castonguay Square through the end of October.

“Light Sentinels,” a public art installation consisting of 10 towering, flower-inspired sculptures, is scheduled to stand through the end of October at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville. The installation is the work of artists from Skunk Control, an Australia-based creative team and the 2024 award recipient of Waterville Creates’ Call for Proposals for Temporary Public Art.