About Joe Peppe

Joe Peppe is a master craftsman in New York City with over thirty years experience building custom furniture and interiors, working with with architects and designers, as well as on his own designs. He currently works at Walter P. Sauer in Brooklyn, manufacturers of fine furniture and interior cabinetry since 1886. Joe lives with his family in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

About Ben Sisto

Ben Sisto (b. 1980) earned a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art in 2002. He has since organized or been involved with over 1,100 events including art shows, concerts, DJ nights, readings and mini-festivals. He ran Public Assembly (RIP) in Williamsburg and PACS Gallery. At present, he produces cultural programs for the Ace Hotel in New York including residency programs for artists, writers, and psychics. He is the world’s leading expert on Who Let the Dogs Out. Sisto has exhibited at Good Work Gallery, Clifton Benevento, Artists Space, Mass MoCA, an most recently is the inaugural Artist-in-Residence at the Leonard Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.

About Pressure Burns
Pressure Burns is a collection of naturally oxidized book pages removed from publications on Renaissance and Impressionist era master artists.