🔗 Share this article Young Australian Charged for Supposedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Sculpture Authorities mentioned they were unable to remove the eyes without harming the artwork. A young person from Australia has faced legal proceedings after allegedly defacing a sizable art piece of a mythical creature by applying googly eyes to it. Amelia Vanderhorst, aged 19, participated remotely at the local court in the state of South Australia on Tuesday, charged with a single charge of damaging property. In a statement at the moment of the recent event, the local council said that CCTV footage captured a individual placing artificial eyes on the sculpture, which residents have dubbed the “Cast in Blue”. The accused made no plea and told the judge she was ill, as reported by news outlets, with the magistrate advising her to secure a legal representative before her next court date in the final month of the year. The affected sculpture following the googly eyes were taken off. The following day the reported event, the city leader said that repairs to the popular community sculpture would be costly as the stickers could not be detached without damaging the art piece. “This intentional vandalism to a cherished community art is inappropriate and disrespectful,” City of Mount Gambier mayor remarked in September. “It is not harmless fun, it is costly - it is also frustrating to those members of our community who have embraced the Blue Blob.” She said the local government would pursue the “substantial” repair costs from those accountable for the vandalism. At the time the artwork was first proposed, it drew varied responses from the area residents due to its cost and design. Priced at 136,000 Australian dollars ($89,000; £68,000), the artwork depicts a legendary giant animal, with the creators inspired by an prehistoric anteater-like marsupial discovered in nearby caverns that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”. The sculpture is its formal title but locals called the artwork the ‘Blue Blob’.