He took his journalism study at Jakarta Institute of Social Sciences and Political Studies (Institut Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, IISIP). His video Bilal was featured in International Film Festival Rotterdam (2008), International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (2009) and became the finalist in Indonesian Art Award 2010. In 2010-2011, he was one of reseachers for a book ‘Seni Rupa Indonesia Dalam Kritik dan Esai’ (2012) which was published by Jakarta Art Council.