The Outside Is In @ WMODA

To celebrate Earth Day 2022, the Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts presents upcycled glass art and design by Jenna Efrein. The Outside Is In opens on Saturday, April 23 from 1pm to 4pm. Admission is free and open to the public.

The theme of Earth Day 2022 is Invest in our Planet. A green future is a prosperous future and it needs everyone to create a partnership for the planet and restore nature.  Since moving to Florida from New York, artist Jenna Efrein is particularly concerned about the fate of the Everglades ecosystem and advocates for its protection with her glass art installations.

Using hundreds of upcycled glass bottles, Jenna Efrein creates art which draws attention to issues of sustainability and environmental pollution.  She is elevating the value of nature in our daily lives and reflecting on the deteriorating ecosystem and loss of the local flora and fauna.

Florida was originally an impenetrable wasteland of marshlands, swamps, and tangled mangrove forests but through dredging and draining, it has become one of the most popular states in the US to live, work, and play. However, the fragile ecosystem is under threat from the rapidly growing metropolitan centers.

“Restoration simply cannot wait. It’s Now or Neverglades!” claimed Dawn Shirreffs, an Everglades Policy Advisor.

Take the fate of the Marsh Rabbit which is experiencing a precipitous decline due to the invasive Burmese python. Ecological studies in the Everglades National Park have shown that python predation is seriously impacting the rabbit population. To symbolize this threat, Jenna’s upcycled glass sculptures of Marsh Rabbits will be presented under glass snakeskin covers.

Recently, Jenna Efrein has been recycling Topo Chico’s glass bottles and the company has been supporting her exhibitions with their sparkling mineral waters. You will be refreshed at WMODA by Topo Chico’s range of flavored waters and inspired by Jenna’s activism in glass art on Saturday, April 23 from 1 to 4pm.