🔗 Share this article Australian Teen Charged for Supposedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Sculpture The local council stated they could not remove the eyes without harming the artwork. A teenager from Australia has appeared in court after reportedly defacing a large art piece of a legendary being by affixing plastic eyes to it. The 19-year-old, aged 19, appeared remotely at the local court in South Australia on Tuesday, facing with one count of property damage. In a statement at the time of the September incident, the municipal authorities said that surveillance video showed a person placing artificial eyes on the sculpture, which locals have dubbed the “Blue Blob”. Ms Vanderhorst made no plea and told the judge she was unwell, according to media sources, with the magistrate recommending her to secure a legal representative before her upcoming hearing in the final month of the year. The damaged sculpture after the stickers were removed. A day after the alleged incident, the city leader stated that repairs to the much-loved community sculpture would be costly as the adhesive eyes 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 innocent amusement, it is costly - it is also frustrating to those people of our society who have embraced Cast in Blue.” The mayor added the council would pursue the “significant” restoration expenses from those responsible for the vandalism. At the time the sculpture was initially suggested, it received mixed reactions from the area residents due to its price tag and design. Priced at A$136,000 ($89,000; sixty-eight thousand pounds), the artwork depicts a legendary giant animal, with the creators inspired by an ancient marsupial ant-eater found in nearby caverns that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”. The sculpture is its official name but residents called the artwork the ‘Blue Blob’.