This composition is a personal reflection on the state of the modern world. I watch with concern as the reality around me undergoes rapid change. The world is becoming increasingly radicalised and polarised, and everyday life is filled with fear, mistrust and exclusion. I feel a growing sense of living in a state of endless crisis. More and more often, I encounter attitudes and phenomena that evoke extreme emotions in me: anger, aggression, anxiety, frustration, and ultimately helplessness. Time not only refuses to stop — it is mercilessly accelerating. I am aware that I am unable to realistically influence the direction in which all this is heading. Time Must Stop! is my expression of opposition to the deepening chaos and disintegration. It is an attempt to reflect on where we are heading—as a community, as people.

Maciej Kabza