🔗 Share this article Young Australian Charged for Supposedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Artwork The local council stated they were unable to remove the eyes without damaging the artwork. A young person from the Land Down Under has faced legal proceedings after reportedly defacing a large blue sculpture of a legendary being by applying googly eyes to it. Amelia Vanderhorst, 19 years old, appeared remotely at the local court in South Australia on that day, facing with a single charge of property damage. In a statement at the moment of the recent event, the local council said that surveillance video showed a individual putting fake eyes on the artwork, which locals have nicknamed the “Blue Blob”. The accused did not enter a plea and told the court she was ill, according to media sources, with the magistrate recommending her to secure a legal representative before her next court date in December. The damaged sculpture following the stickers were removed. The following day the alleged incident, the local mayor stated that repairs to the popular community sculpture would be costly as the stickers were impossible to be removed without damaging the art piece. “This wilful damage to a cherished public artwork is unacceptable and disrespectful,” City of Mount Gambier mayor said in mid-September. “It is not innocent amusement, it is costly - it is also frustrating to those members of our community who have embraced Cast in Blue.” The mayor added the council would pursue the “significant” restoration expenses from those responsible for the vandalism. When the artwork was initially suggested, it drew mixed reactions from the area residents due to its price tag and appearance. Priced at 136,000 Australian dollars ($89,000; £68,000), the artwork represents a legendary giant animal, with the sculpture’s designers influenced by an ancient marsupial ant-eater found in local caves that was “huge, slow-moving, and intriguing”. The sculpture is its official name but locals called the piece the ‘Blue Blob’.