This immersive video installation features four musicians – male and female twins – who seem to be encircling the viewer. Performing in the 77-minute video are The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner along with Kristín Anna and Gyða Valtýsdóttir, formerly of the Icelandic band múm.

Resembling what the Icelandic artist calls “symmetrical sculptures,” the four musicians are seen moving through a pastoral landscape while performing the song “Death Is Elsewhere.”

The title and verses of the song are drawn from passages of various books – including Alexander Dumbadze’s biography of Dutch artist Bas Jan Ader, titled “Bas Jan Ader: Death is Elsewhere.”

“Death is Elsewhere” is part of a series of performance-based works where a single song or a sentence is repeated in a nearly continuous loop – an element often found in Kjartansson’s oeuvre.

Renowned for his multi-channel video installations, Kjartansson has spent more than a decade exploring the potential of endurance-based performance. His performance “Bliss” featured a group of Icelandic opera singers performing the final aria of Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro” during 12 hours.

The presentation of “Death is Elsewhere” is part of a new series of contemporary installations and performances at the Met Fifth Avenue. Wangeshi Mutu will create sculptures for the museum’s façade niches, while Kent Monkman will display several monumental paintings in the Great Hall.

Ragnar Kjartansson’s “Death is Elsewhere” will be on view in the Met’s Robert Lehman Wing court, from May 30 through Sept 2. Additional information can be found at www.metmuseum.org.