🔗 Share this article Young Australian Charged for Allegedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Sculpture The local council 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 blue sculpture of a legendary being by affixing googly eyes to it. Amelia Vanderhorst, 19 years old, appeared via phone at the local court in the state of South Australia on that day, charged with a single charge of damaging property. Officials commented at the moment of the recent event, the municipal authorities explained that CCTV footage captured a person putting artificial eyes on the sculpture, which locals have nicknamed the “Cast in Blue”. The accused made no plea and informed the judge she was ill, according to news outlets, with the magistrate recommending her to secure a legal representative before her upcoming hearing in December. The affected sculpture after the stickers were removed. The following day the reported event, the local mayor stated that repairs to the popular community sculpture would be expensive as the adhesive eyes were impossible to be removed without damaging the art piece. “This intentional vandalism to a valued community art is unacceptable and disrespectful,” City of Mount Gambier mayor remarked in mid-September. “It is not innocent amusement, it is pricey - it is also disappointing to those people of our society who have embraced Cast in Blue.” The mayor said the council would pursue the “significant” restoration expenses from those responsible for the damage. When the artwork was first proposed, it received varied responses from the local community due to its cost and appearance. Costing 136,000 Australian dollars ($89,000; £68,000), the artwork depicts a mythical megafauna, with the creators influenced by an prehistoric marsupial ant-eater found in local caves that was “huge, slow-moving, and intriguing”. The sculpture is its official name but residents called the artwork the ‘Blue Blob’.