The best art is known for challenging its audience, opening their eyes to new perspectives and maybe even changing the trajectory of their lives. Can a meme achieve the same goal?

Probably not, but the memes posted to the /r/surrealmemes subreddit are trying. Or maybe they're not; maybe they're just the product of bored teens trying to elevate "lol random" humor in 2024. Whatever the case, they're bold, vaguely threatening and deeply inscrutable, as has been the case for the subreddit ever since it launched in 2016.

Here, we've collected some of the best surreal memes posted in the last few months, featuring the classic character Meme Man and various new characters that have become part of the regular Surreal Memes cast, such as "fish" and "Bob."