In January 2012, Henri Airo\u2019s little sister was killed in a hit-and-run by a repeat drunk driver. In that instant, his family\u2019s life was divided into what was before and after.<\/p>\n
While the Airo family struggled with the loss, the national media covered the crash and the subsequent police investigation extensively. The police focused on technical details\u2014crash simulations, blood tests\u2014while media narratives reduced the case to a drama between the innocent victim and the malicious perpetrator. The resulting documents and reports examined drunk driving and alcoholism in Finnish society but largely ignored the social circumstances surrounding addiction.<\/p>\n
In 2018 Airo came across the original police report. It felt incomplete. Together with primary eye-witnesses and actors, Airo began to re-visualise scenes which had been glossed over in the documents.<\/p>\n
Probable Cause draws on media and police archives, re-enactment and Airo\u2019s personal testimony to understand the circumstances of his sister\u2019s death. By restructuring existing narratives, the project reveals multiple personal perspectives embedded within the official record. In reconstructing the perpetrator\u2019s day, speculation and doubt become entry points for reflecting on how addiction is perceived in Finnish society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISBN 978-91-987607-9-8
\nPublisher: Kult Books
\nYear: 2026
\nConcept, photography and research: Henri Airo
\nBook Design: Camilla Marrese, Henri Airo, Janne Riikonen
\nGraphic Design: Camilla Marrese
\nTexts: Henri Airo
\nLanguage: English and Finnish
\nPrinting: Jelgavas tipogr\u0101fija, Latvia
\nPages: 196
\nEdition: 500
\nDimensions: 21 x 27,5 cm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6092,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[409],"product_tag":[],"artists":[],"location":[],"publisher":[],"years":[],"class_list":["post-6090","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-artist-books","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n