As you enter the NGV through the Waterwall entrance on St Kilda Road, the Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy exhibition is on the right-hand side, or north end, of the building.

A security team member will scan your ticket at the entry to the exhibition. The scanners have a light and make a beeping sound when scanning.

The exhibition displays video and film artworks and follows a set pathway.

The first exhibition space has nine video artworks presented on white walls, with a bluestone floor.

The sounds of the videos overlap with each other and could be overstimulating for some people.

There is a bench seat in front of a large moving image screen presented on white walls, with sound playing.

This is a narrow space with seven moving image screens without sound.

The walls in this space are pink.

This room presents an immersive artwork with nine projections playing together on surrounding walls and in the centre of the room. The videos feature music.

This space is dark with dark grey walls and dark grey carpet.

There are bench seats in front of a large moving image screen with sound playing.

This space has dark walls and carpet.

There is a bench seat in front of a large moving image screen with sound playing. The room has white walls and a grey floor.

The film depicts the sound of people chewing.

Six screens across three walls play moving images. The room has white walls and a grey floor.

There are bench seats in the centre of the room. The videos have overlapping sound and depict a person spitting on another.

Six free-standing walls in a hexagon shape in the middle of the room form an immersive artwork with moving image and music playing.

This space has light grey walls and carpet.

The exhibition concludes at the north-end of the building. When you exit the exhibition, you can walk either direction to loop back to Federation Court and the Information Desk.

Turning right at the exhibition exit will lead to Ragnar Kjartansson’s free exhibition for children, Children’s Play.

Map showing the exhibition layout including the locations of seating and audiovisual content.

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