Suhail Shaikh: Paper My Wishes

Cut, fold, glue.

Paper artist Suhail Shaikh transforms the simple sheet of paper into multidimensional artworks. His work reflects the ideas, thoughts and reactions that arise from his perception of the evolving world around him.

Explore the figurative and the abstract in this unique exhibition and step into a space where the artist allows his dreams to become reality as he 'papers his wishes'.Date: Saturday 25 November 2023 – Saturday 24 February 2024

Free Entry
Monday – Saturday. 10am – 4pm.
Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays.
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Cut, fold, glue.

Paper artist Suhail Shaikh transforms the simple sheet of paper into multidimensional artworks. His work reflects the ideas, thoughts and reactions that arise from his perception of the evolving world around him.

Explore the figurative and the abstract in this unique exhibition and step into a space where the artist allows his dreams to become reality as he 'papers his wishes'.

The Many

Central to Suhail's exhibition is a paper sculpture of the central section of a Lancaster Bomber. The work has been painstakingly put together to tell the story of WW2's Bomber Command and to remember those that gave themselves for our freedom. We want to stop the memory of them from fading. The sculpture is covered in copies of ephemera, donated by veterans, their families and those who wished to assist in the acknowledgement of the sacrifice of so many. The documents help to tell this story in the words and pictures of those who were there.

55,573 young men died flying with Bomber Command during World War Two; that's more than those who serve in the entire Royal Air Force today. They came to serve from all over the world, not just from Great Britain but also Canada, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, in total over 62 Nations – the majority of them still in their late teens. Bomber Command suffered the highest losses of any unit during WWII but have struggled for recognition.

Every member of Bomber Command aircrew was a volunteer. They were tasked with flying 30 missions, but the survival rate was usually 3 weeks. The average age at the time of death was 23.

Get involved
Donate copies of your ephemera
Submission deadline 12 November 2023
We are asking for copies of photographs, logbook entries, letters etc to be passed on to us which will then become part of the finished work. If you have any material that you would like to submit or have any further questions, please email
Joanne.Chamberlain@sefton.gov.uk