Born in Pekanbaru, Indonesia in 1971, Hafiz Rancajale studied Fine Arts in Jakarta Institute of Art and co-founded ruangrupa and Forum Lenteng. He is known as videomaker in several international exhibitions such as Gwanju Biennale, Istanbul Biennale, and Images Festival-Toronto. In 2010 he published his book and art video compilations titled "10 Tahun Seni Video Indonesia (Ten Years of Indonesian Art Videos)".