🔗 Share this article Young Australian Faces Charges for Allegedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Sculpture The local council stated they were unable to remove the eyes without harming the artwork. A young person from Australia has faced legal proceedings after reportedly vandalizing a sizable art piece of a legendary being by applying googly eyes to it. Amelia Vanderhorst, 19 years old, appeared remotely at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in the state of South Australia on Tuesday, facing with a single charge of damaging property. In a statement at the moment of the recent event, the municipal authorities said that surveillance video captured a individual putting artificial eyes on the artwork, which locals have dubbed the “Cast in Blue”. The accused made no plea and informed the judge she was ill, according to media sources, with the magistrate advising her to secure a legal representative before her next court date in December. The damaged sculpture after the googly eyes were removed. A day after the reported event, the city leader said that repairs to the much-loved community sculpture would be costly as the adhesive eyes could not be detached without harming the sculpture. “This wilful damage to a valued community art is unacceptable and disrespectful,” Mayor Lynette Martin said in mid-September. “It is not innocent amusement, it is costly - it is also disappointing to those people of our society who have welcomed the Blue Blob.” She added the council would pursue the “substantial” restoration expenses from those responsible for the vandalism. At the time the artwork was first proposed, it received mixed reactions from the area residents due to its price tag and design. Costing A$136,000 ($89,000; £68,000), the sculpture depicts a legendary giant animal, with the creators inspired by an ancient marsupial ant-eater discovered in local caves that was “huge, slow-moving, and intriguing”. The sculpture is its official name but residents called the piece the ‘Blue Blob’.