Phase explores the limits of human cognition and paradoxes of time perception through the concept of the city. The city, a constantly shifting system, reflects our efforts to impose order on a world where time resists framing. I used time-constrained photography: capturing 24 images over a day, an hour, a minute, and a second, then layering them into simultaneous compositions. The book’s structure—its cover, internal title, and unorderable pages—echoes the fragmentation and elusiveness of time.