Kramer Explains the Great Work

Text on the meme

Kramer, what's going on in there? It's the final stage of the Great Work, Jerry. The reddening by the sublimation of fire. The union of in spirit and matter. The abolition of man and woman. The transmutation of iron into gold. The philosopher's stone.

What it means

Kramer shows Jerry an alchemical painting depicting the sun while solemnly explaining the final stage of the Great Work, using dense occult and philosophical language. The joke comes from treating an absurdly mystical painting as a serious revelation, making it useful as a reaction to an overly elaborate explanation or bizarre situation.

Who

Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld)Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld)

Objects

two men / два мужчины curly hair / кудрявые волосы brown shirts / коричневые рубашки alchemical painting / алхимическая картина sun with a human face / солнце с человеческим лицом flowers / цветы castle skyline / силуэт замка leafless tree / безлистное дерево window / окно wooden interior / деревянный интерьер red-orange lighting / красно-оранжевое освещение fire symbolism / символика огня