Young Australian Faces Charges for Supposedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Sculpture

A young person from the Land Down Under has faced legal proceedings after allegedly vandalizing a large art piece of a legendary being by affixing googly eyes to it.

The 19-year-old, 19 years old, appeared via phone at the local court in the state of South Australia on Tuesday, facing with a single charge of property damage.

In a statement at the time of the recent event, the local council said that surveillance video showed a individual placing artificial eyes on the artwork, which locals have dubbed the “Blue Blob”.

Ms Vanderhorst did not enter a plea and told the court she was ill, as reported by media sources, with the magistrate advising her to find a legal representative before her upcoming hearing in December.

The following day the reported event, the local mayor said that repairs to the much-loved public artwork would be expensive as the stickers were impossible to be detached without harming the art piece.

“This intentional vandalism to a valued public artwork is unacceptable and disrespectful,” City of Mount Gambier mayor said in September. “It is not innocent amusement, it is costly - it is also frustrating to those members of our community who have embraced the Blue Blob.”

She added the council would pursue the “significant” repair costs from those accountable for the vandalism.

When the sculpture was initially suggested, it received varied responses from the area residents due to its price tag and design.

Priced at A$136,000 ($89,000; £68,000), the sculpture depicts a legendary giant animal, with the sculpture’s designers influenced by an ancient anteater-like marsupial discovered in local caves that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”.