Gold Thief City (2024) an ongoing body of work by Cameron-Lee build on personal encounters within the city space. Here, streets, skyscrapers, and narratives intertwine, revealing the complex relationships between Jozi’s promises and its often unpredictable realities. In this body of work, each piece reinterprets familiar spaces, transforming them into sites of vibrant energy. The work merges the thrill of discovery with a playful lens, inviting viewers to find wonder in the city’s most mundane corners. Infused with the spontaneity of linework, Gold Thief City turns Johannesburg into a dynamic, almost surreal landscape, where memory and myth meld, and everyday scenes pulse with imagination. Each piece becomes an open-ended narrative, capturing Johannesburg’s allure as a place where possibility and reality meet.