Shia Labeouf Will Be Protesting Against Trump For The Next 4 Years

You might know Shia LaBeouf as a blockbusters movie star but the actor is also an art performer. Since 2014, Shia has dedicated more and more of his time to create art. He has participated in a dozen of art projects, and now he brings us one more, this time his protesting against Trump for the next four years.

The actor opened the exhibition on Trump’s inauguration day. Called ‘HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US,’ it consists of a camera installed at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York that will live stream throughout Trump’s presidency.

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‘HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US’

The actor and art performer is channeling his feelings towards Trump’s presidency through art. As a way of protest, Shia is developing the installation ‘HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US’ at the Museum of Moving Image in New York.

The installation consists of two things, first, a camera that will live stream continuously for the next four years. And second, both the public and Shia will be repeting the mantra “He will not divide us.” The installation is open 24/7 to all. People can go and repeat the mantra as many times and as long as they wish.

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— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 20, 2017

Actor Jaden Smith was in the installation’s inauguration on Friday. Shia returned on Saturday and spent the whole day repeating the mantra.

Shia LaBeouf and his partners in art Nastja Säde Rönkkö and Luke Turner are the masterminds behind this project. The creators are creating art from people’s catharsis. On the installation’s website, the creators explain that the mantra has a really diverse effect depending on the individual. They say it can act as “a show of resistance or insistence, opposition or optimism.”

Shia’s artistic ride.

Shia began exploring his art performer phase in 2014, with his partner in crime Nastja Säde Rönkkö and Luke Turner. Back then, the actor went through what he called “a genuine existential crisis” that turned into his more lively experience with art. Since then the group has made about fourteen art projects. Most of them are live streamed via the group’s website, The Campaign Book. Even when some are more controversial than others, they have all given Shia a place in modern art.

Where it all began.

It all started in February 2014, at the Nymphomaniac Berlin premiere. Shia walked the red carpet wearing a paper bag over his head that said, “I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE.” What many people thought was Shia losing his mind, resulted in his beginning as an art performer. That same year, Shia performed in an art exhibition at LA. The #IAmSorry art piece consisted of him sitting quietly wearing the paper bag while people approached him and interacted with him. 2014 was filled with live streams featuring Shia doing things like a marathon, meditation and even interviewing his art buddy Rönkkö.

Then in May 2015, he delivered a powerful rat tail in the project #Introductions. This one is well known since it evolved into an internet meme. The project was a collaboration with art students at London’s Central Saint Martins. In the video, which is available on The Campaign Book website, Shia delivers a series of monologs before a green screen.

A full of art 2015.

In November 2015 Shia watched every movie he appeared in as part of the #AllMyMovies art project. It took him three straight days to watch them all, at the Angelika Film Center in New York City where people were able to come in and watch them too. He also live streamed this experience and his reactions were just priceless.

That same year he did the #TouchMySoul project, which explored the ways people communicate in the digital age. Shia, Rönkkö and Luke Turner took phone calls at the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology. They asked the callers to touch their souls with words, then they showed a conversation’s transcript.

2016’s projects

In May 2016 Shia, Rönkkö and Turner went hitchhiking for a solid month. As part of their project #TakeMeAnywhere, the artists posted their coordinates online and waited for a ride. As usual, they live streamed their whole journey.

And finally the project #AndInThe End was developed inside the empty Sydney Opera House. For two nights, visitors were invited to deliver a message in person to the artists. The message should begin with the words “And in the end.” Once they delivered the message, it was relayed to the world via live stream. At the same time, the message was beamed out and LED displayed on the outside of the Opera House.