Toronto artist Dori Vanderheyden discovered and became fascinated with the properties of light-emitting fluorescent plexiglass while earning her MFA at OCADU. “I decided to do an MFA later in my career to shake up my practice as a painter, now I paint with plastic and light.” Vanderheyden uses small strips of laser-cut plexiglass on their edges to create abstract wall sculptures filled with movement, light, and colour. Her work explores the ever-changing relationships and interactions between material, light, and colour in space. They offer the viewer a direct and visceral experience that evokes a rhythmic dance of colour.