Weary Shia LaBeouf looks exhausted as he leaves his first day of work after setting up his own call centre as part of art installation 

By Ciara Farmer and Sarah Jones For Dailymail.com

Published: 12:10 EST, 11 December 2015 | Updated: 13:06 EST, 11 December 2015

He stunned fans when he set up his own call centre. 

Yet Shia LaBeouf has clearly taken the reaction in his stride as he left his first day of 'work' in his latest out-landish art installation which has seen him encouraging members of the public to phone him and 'touch his soul.'

The 29-year-old Transformers actor looked glum as he left his first full day at the project which involves him setting up his own call center in Liverpool's Fact gallery as part of the #TouchMySoul exhibition. 

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Artistic license: Shia LaBeouf left his first day of 'work' in his latest out-landish art installation which has seen him encouraging members of the public to phone him and 'touch his soul.'

Artistic license: Shia LaBeouf left his first day of 'work' in his latest out-landish art installation which has seen him encouraging members of the public to phone him and 'touch his soul.'

Shia looked shattered, no doubt the result of chatting away all day, as he walked down the road in an oversized khaki coat with a fur trimmed hood - the perfect accessory for the brusque British weather. 

He tucked grey tracksuit bottoms into white socks while sporting black running trainers while he shielded his face with a baseball cap.

The handsome actor's face was obscured with facial hair although he maintained a completely deadpan expression as he went away ahead of the first day of the exhibition. 

Hometime: The 29-year-old Transformers actor looked glum as he left his first full day at the project which involves him setting up his own call center in Liverpool's Fact gallery as part of the #TouchMySoul exhibition

Hometime: The 29-year-old Transformers actor looked glum as he left his first full day at the project which involves him setting up his own call center in Liverpool's Fact gallery as part of the #TouchMySoul exhibition

Shia and his fellow artists Nastja Sade Ronkko and Luke Turner started taking calls on Thursday and will continue through Sunday. 

The entire showcase is being live streamed while people can visit the gallery to watch the exhibit in person.

The exhibition's description on the fact website questions: 'In a world where we use Instagram and Twitter 'likes' to assess who and what is important, and fame is just a click away, what impact is the internet really having on how we think about ourselves and those around us?'

Call me: Shia looked shattered as he walked down the road in an oversized khaki coat with a fur trimmed hood - the perfect accessory for the brusque British weather

Call me: Shia looked shattered as he walked down the road in an oversized khaki coat with a fur trimmed hood - the perfect accessory for the brusque British weather

Location, location, location: The exhibition's description on the fact website questions: 'In a world where we use Instagram and Twitter 'likes' to assess who and what is important, and fame is just a click away, what impact is the internet really having on how we think about ourselves and those around us?'

Location, location, location: The exhibition's description on the fact website questions: 'In a world where we use Instagram and Twitter 'likes' to assess who and what is important, and fame is just a click away, what impact is the internet really having on how we think about ourselves and those around us?'

Peculiar performance! Shia and his fellow artists Nastja Sade Ronkko and Luke Turner started taking calls on Thursday and will continue through Sunday

Peculiar performance! Shia and his fellow artists Nastja Sade Ronkko and Luke Turner started taking calls on Thursday and will continue through Sunday

Spiritual and strange! The award-winning actor is encouraging members of the public to phone him and 'touch his soul'

Spiritual and strange! The award-winning actor is encouraging members of the public to phone him and 'touch his soul'

 Good question! The exhibition's description on the fact website asks: 'In a world where we use Instagram and Twitter 'likes' to assess who and what is important, and fame is just a click away, what impact is the internet really having on how we think about ourselves and those around us?'

 Good question! The exhibition's description on the fact website asks: 'In a world where we use Instagram and Twitter 'likes' to assess who and what is important, and fame is just a click away, what impact is the internet really having on how we think about ourselves and those around us?'

Dial direct! Shia and his fellow artists, Nastja Sade Ronkko and Luke Turner, started taking calls on Thursday and will continue through Sunday

Dial direct! Shia and his fellow artists, Nastja Sade Ronkko and Luke Turner, started taking calls on Thursday and will continue through Sunday

Abstract art: Fans who were able to reach the actor were delighted and posted to social media and seemed to feel part of some type of bigger experience

Abstract art: Fans who were able to reach the actor were delighted and posted to social media and seemed to feel part of some type of bigger experience

Shia revealed he was encouraged to try performance art by 'Nymphomaniac' director Lars von Trier.

The award-winning actor told The Guardian: 'The guys I always looked up to, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Penn, I loved the myths I heard about how their performances were created.'

'I thought, "Oh man, it would be great if you could see the process, you'd enjoy the performance a bit more."

The actor continued: 'That's why I turned to performance art, because it's just about the process. It's all aired out.'

Into it: Shia revealed he was encouraged to try performance art by 'Nymphomaniac' director Lars von Trier

Into it: Shia revealed he was encouraged to try performance art by 'Nymphomaniac' director Lars von Trier

Idols: The award-winning actor told The Guardian: 'The guys I always looked up to, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Penn, I loved the myths I heard about how their performances were created.'

Idols: The award-winning actor told The Guardian: 'The guys I always looked up to, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Penn, I loved the myths I heard about how their performances were created.'

Up close and personal: He continued: 'I thought, "Oh man, it would be great if you could see the process, you'd enjoy the performance a bit more."

Up close and personal: He continued: 'I thought, "Oh man, it would be great if you could see the process, you'd enjoy the performance a bit more."

Live: Viewers can stream the performance at touch-my-soul.net

Live: Viewers can stream the performance at touch-my-soul.net

Fans who were able to reach the actor were delighted and posted to social media and seemed to feel part of some type of bigger experience. 

In February Shia launched #IAMSORRY in Los Angeles, where he sat silently in a gallery with a paper bag on his head. 

Baring the words 'I am not famous anymore,' members of the public were given access to visit him. 

Not his first rodeo: In February Shia launched #IAMSORRY in Los Angeles, where he sat silently in a gallery with a paper bag on his head. 

Not his first rodeo: In February Shia launched #IAMSORRY in Los Angeles, where he sat silently in a gallery with a paper bag on his head. 

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