Using recycled and repurposed materials, a South African artist with a creative vision has built a mini replica city of Johannesburg in his parents’ backyard. His replica grew over 12 years to include many of the city’s most iconic structures, rendered in incredible detail, and has even led to a career for the artist in architectural design. Artist Mulalo Nego Negondeni, 27, was inspired to start building his replica, named NegoCity, after falling in love with Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium Soccer City. “The stadium was the host of the very first soccer World Cup in Africa in 2010, so I saw the stadium on TV in 2007 and loved the design of it; the shape of it just grabbed my attention,” Negondeni told The Epoch Times. “I started with the stadium as the main vision.” In 2008, Negondeni began his endeavor with soil, sand, wires, cardboard, plastic, cement, and fabric as his …