Into Thin Air

Claudia Greco

2024 – Ongoing — Italy

About this series

“We come from nothing and vanish into nothing”. And yet, in between, we make so much noise. A lingering scent. A fading glimmer. A heartbeat lost to the wind.
My camera set out to capture this existence on the edge of the precipice: the delicate tension between fading beauty and the urge to leave a mark.
“Into Thin Air” tells the story of a group of circus artists who, despite hardship, continue to chase wonder and vitality — a final spark before the flame fades.
Rooted in the nomadic essence of humanity, it reflects our drive to leave traces in our wake.
We are bound to move through life, making noise as we pass, searching for meaning in a world that won’t stay still.
Even as we lose hold of the familiar, we reach for something greater: memories of splendor, echoes of what once was, propelling us forward.
“Into Thin Air” is not just a tribute to a circus on the edge of vanishing. It’s a reflection on life’s impermanence, our need to endure, and our desire to be seen and heard.
Suspended between origin and disappearance, we flare — briefly, brightly — before we fade.
This project was developed in the frame of the one year program at Werkstatt Berlin.

Photographer: Claudia Greco
Nationality: Italian
Based in: Berlin, Germany
Website: claudiagreco.com
Instagram: @claudiagrecophotography

Claudia Greco is an Italian dancer and interdisciplinary artist based in Berlin.
She works across dance, theatre, and visual art, exploring the relationship between body, image, and space. Her photographic research delves into themes of identity, memory, and transformation, with a particular attention to the subtle tension between what is visible and what remains hidden. Inspired by the aesthetics of theatre and the vibrant atmosphere of backstage spaces, her photography gravitates toward what is fragile, elusive, and fleeting.
“I wait for the moment when something precious quietly reveals itself”