🔗 Share this article Australian Teen Charged for Allegedly Placing Googly Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Sculpture Authorities stated they could not take off the eyes without damaging the artwork. A teenager from Australia has appeared in court after reportedly vandalizing a large art piece of a mythical creature by affixing googly eyes to it. Amelia Vanderhorst, aged 19, appeared via phone at the local court in South Australia on Tuesday, facing with one count of damaging property. Officials commented at the time of the recent event, the municipal authorities said that CCTV footage captured a individual placing artificial eyes on the sculpture, which residents have nicknamed the “Cast in Blue”. Ms Vanderhorst made no plea and told the judge she was unwell, as reported by media sources, with the judge recommending her to secure a lawyer before her next court date in the final month of the year. The affected sculpture following the googly eyes were taken off. A day after the alleged incident, the local mayor said that repairs to the popular community sculpture would be costly as the adhesive eyes were impossible to be removed without harming the art piece. “This wilful damage to a cherished community art is inappropriate and disrespectful,” Mayor Lynette Martin remarked in September. “It is not harmless fun, it is costly - it is also disappointing to those people of our community who have embraced Cast in Blue.” She said the local government would seek the “significant” repair costs from those accountable for the damage. 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 (eighty-nine thousand US dollars; £68,000), the sculpture depicts a legendary giant animal, with the sculpture’s designers inspired 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 artwork the ‘Blue Blob’.