Born in London, Heather Phillipson works across a diverse range of media including electronic music, text, and drawing. Her practice often integrates digital video with physical sculpture to create complex, sensory environments that engage with contemporary technology and material culture.

Her signature installations frequently utilize large-scale, site-specific interventions that challenge the architecture of the exhibition space. As a poet, her writing is deeply intertwined with her visual output, appearing in both broadcast and print formats alongside her gallery-based work.

Phillipson has received significant institutional recognition, including a nomination for the Turner Prize in 2022. Her contributions to moving image art were further acknowledged when she received the Film London Jarman Award in 2016.