🔗 Share this article Young Australian Faces Charges for Supposedly Attaching Googly Eyes on ‘Cast in Blue’ Artwork Authorities mentioned they could not remove the eyes without damaging the artwork. A young person from Australia has appeared in court after reportedly defacing a sizable blue sculpture of a mythical creature by affixing googly eyes to it. The 19-year-old, 19 years old, appeared remotely at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in South Australia on Tuesday, charged with one count of damaging property. In a statement at the moment of the recent event, the local council said that CCTV footage captured a individual putting fake eyes on the sculpture, which residents have nicknamed the “Blue Blob”. Ms Vanderhorst did not enter a plea and informed the judge she was unwell, as reported by media sources, with the judge advising her to secure a legal representative before her upcoming hearing in December. The affected sculpture after the stickers were removed. A day after the reported event, the local mayor stated that restoration to the popular community sculpture would be costly as the adhesive eyes could not be detached without harming the art piece. “This intentional vandalism to a valued public artwork is unacceptable and disrespectful,” Mayor Lynette Martin said in September. “It is not harmless fun, it is pricey - it is also frustrating to those people of our society who have embraced Cast in Blue.” She said the local government would seek the “substantial” repair costs from those accountable for the damage. At the time the sculpture was initially suggested, it drew mixed reactions from the area residents due to its cost and design. Costing A$136,000 (eighty-nine thousand US dollars; £68,000), the artwork represents a mythical megafauna, with the creators influenced by an prehistoric marsupial ant-eater found in nearby caverns that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”. The sculpture is its official name but residents nicknamed the artwork the ‘Blue Blob’.