INTERVIEW: The 'Aussie' poster guy on his decade-long street art project

About this episode

Peter Drew discusses his decade-long 'Aussie' poster project and its impact on Australian identity.

It's been 10 years since Peter Drew started his 'Aussie' poster campaign. It features screen-printed old pictures of racially and ethnically diverse people, and questions what it really means to be Australian. But where did the idea come from? And why is he still committed to it? In this week's long listen, Peter explains why he kick-started the project, what it's like being compared to Banksy, and when he'll put up his last poster.Guests: Peter Drew, street artist Get the whole story from hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

People in this episode

Guest: Peter Drew

Topics covered

• street art
• Australian identity
• diversity
• public art
• interview

Keywords

• street art
• Aussie poster
• Peter Drew
• Australian identity
• diversity
• Banksy
• public art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: triplej

Books & works: 'Aussie' poster campaign

Places: Australia

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