🔗 Share this article Young Australian Charged for Supposedly Placing Googly Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Artwork The local council stated they could not take off the eyes without damaging the artwork. A young person from the Land Down Under has faced legal proceedings after reportedly vandalizing a large art piece of a mythical creature by applying plastic eyes to it. The 19-year-old, aged 19, participated via phone at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in South Australia on Tuesday, facing with one count of property damage. Officials commented at the moment of the recent event, the municipal authorities said that CCTV footage captured a person placing artificial eyes on the sculpture, which locals have dubbed the “Cast in Blue”. The accused made no plea and told the judge she was ill, as reported by news outlets, with the magistrate recommending her to secure a legal representative before her upcoming hearing in December. The damaged sculpture following the stickers were taken off. The following day the reported event, the city leader stated that repairs to the much-loved public artwork would be expensive as the adhesive eyes were impossible to be detached without damaging the sculpture. “This intentional vandalism to a valued community art is unacceptable and disrespectful,” Mayor Lynette Martin said in September. “It is not innocent amusement, it is pricey - it is also frustrating to those members of our society who have embraced Cast in Blue.” She added the local government would pursue the “substantial” restoration expenses from those responsible for the vandalism. At the time the artwork was first proposed, it drew mixed reactions from the area residents due to its cost and design. Costing A$136,000 ($89,000; £68,000), the artwork represents a legendary giant animal, with the creators influenced by an prehistoric anteater-like marsupial found in local caves that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”. Cast in Blue is its formal title but locals nicknamed the piece the ‘Blue Blob’.