Young Australian Faces Charges for Allegedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Cast in Blue’ Artwork

Altered sculpture with eyes attached — Authorities stated they could not take off the eyes without harming the artwork.

A young person from the Land Down Under has appeared in court after reportedly defacing a large art piece of a mythical creature by affixing plastic eyes to it.

Amelia Vanderhorst, 19 years old, participated via phone at the local court in the state of South Australia on that day, facing with a single charge of damaging property.

In a statement at the time of the recent event, the municipal authorities said that surveillance video captured a individual placing artificial eyes on the sculpture, which residents have dubbed the “Blue Blob”.

Ms Vanderhorst made no plea and told the judge she was unwell, as reported by media sources, with the magistrate recommending her to secure a legal representative before her next court date in the final month of the year.

Art piece after eye removal — The affected sculpture following the stickers were taken off.

The following day the reported event, the city leader stated that restoration to the much-loved public artwork would be expensive as the adhesive eyes were impossible to be detached without damaging the art piece.

“This wilful damage to a valued public artwork is unacceptable and disrespectful,” Mayor Lynette Martin said in mid-September. “It is not innocent amusement, it is costly - it is also disappointing to those people of our society who have welcomed Cast in Blue.”

She added the council would seek the “significant” restoration expenses from those responsible for the vandalism.

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

Costing A$136,000 ($89,000; £68,000), the sculpture represents a mythical megafauna, with the sculpture’s designers influenced by an ancient anteater-like marsupial discovered in local caves that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”.

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Young Australian Faces Charges for Allegedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Cast in Blue’ Artwork

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