CHAN Pik-yu graduated from The Chinese University Fine Arts Department. Chan worked with the Hong Kong art group Zuni Icosahedron as a peformer and rehearsal master before furthering her studies at the Filmhochschule Babelsberg in Production Design. Upon graduation, she ventured into new media art and taught in different media workshops presented by Zuni Icosahedron and Videotage. She also organized cultural programs such as the Berlin-Hong Kong 2000. She is currently organizing the Film Trick Exhibition for the Hong Kong Film Archive. Together with 5 other media artists, she founded the Emergency Lab in 2003. She teaches as visiting lecturer at the School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.