🔗 Share this article Australian Teen Charged for Allegedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Sculpture The local council stated they were unable to remove the eyes without damaging the artwork. A teenager from Australia has appeared in court after reportedly defacing a large 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 the state of South Australia on Tuesday, charged with one count of damaging property. Officials commented at the moment of the September incident, the municipal authorities said that CCTV footage showed a individual putting artificial eyes on the sculpture, which locals have nicknamed the “Cast in Blue”. The accused made no plea and informed the judge she was unwell, according to media sources, with the judge advising her to find a lawyer before her upcoming hearing in the final month of the year. The affected sculpture after the stickers were removed. The following day the reported event, the local mayor said that repairs to the much-loved public artwork would be expensive as the stickers could not be removed without damaging the art piece. “This wilful damage to a valued public artwork is inappropriate and disrespectful,” City of Mount Gambier mayor said in mid-September. “It is not innocent amusement, it is costly - it is also disappointing to those members of our society who have embraced the Blue Blob.” She added the local government would pursue the “substantial” restoration expenses from those accountable for the damage. At the time the sculpture was initially suggested, it received varied responses from the area residents due to its cost and design. Costing 136,000 Australian dollars ($89,000; £68,000), the artwork depicts a mythical megafauna, with the creators influenced by an prehistoric anteater-like marsupial discovered in local caves that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”. Cast in Blue is its formal title but residents called the piece the ‘Blue Blob’.