The Illuminator's website states that the goal of their project is "To smash the myths of the information industry and allow people to find out for themselves what the 99% movement is fighting for.

"[3] On a March 2014 segment on WNYC, members of the collective voiced concerns about late capitalism including political corruption and environmental damage.

It was meant to inspire protestors after they were evicted from Zuccotti Park and marched across the Brooklyn Bridge in clear view of the building.

On February 8, 2013, an Illuminator was arrested after projecting a ballot box stuffed with dollar bills onto Mayor Michael Bloomberg's apartment in Manhattan.

[9] Two members, Kyle Depew and Grayson Earle were also arrested and charged with illegal advertising on September 9, 2014 after projecting onto the Metropolitan Museum of Art.