🔗 Share this article Australian Teen Charged for Allegedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Cast in Blue’ Sculpture The local council mentioned they were unable to remove the eyes without harming the artwork. A young person from Australia has appeared in court after reportedly vandalizing a sizable blue sculpture of a mythical creature by affixing plastic 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 property damage. In a statement at the moment of the recent event, the local council explained that surveillance video showed a individual putting artificial eyes on the sculpture, which residents have nicknamed the “Blue Blob”. The accused did not enter a plea and told the judge she was unwell, according to media sources, with the judge advising her to find a lawyer before her next court date in December. The affected sculpture following the stickers were taken off. The following day the alleged incident, the local mayor said that repairs to the popular public artwork would be costly as the adhesive eyes could not be detached without damaging the sculpture. “This intentional vandalism to a valued public artwork is inappropriate and disrespectful,” City of Mount Gambier mayor said in mid-September. “It is not harmless fun, it is costly - it is also disappointing to those people of our community who have welcomed Cast in Blue.” She added the local government would pursue the “substantial” repair costs from those responsible for the damage. At the time the artwork was first proposed, it drew varied responses from the area residents due to its cost and appearance. Costing 136,000 Australian dollars (eighty-nine thousand US dollars; £68,000), the sculpture depicts a mythical megafauna, with the creators influenced by an ancient anteater-like marsupial found in local caves that was “huge, slow-moving, and intriguing”. The sculpture is its formal title but residents nicknamed the piece the ‘Blue Blob’.