Amorphis and Mathew Au's Afterglow installation in the Student Experience Centre, Oregon State University has completely overhauled the concept of what a university atrium should look like

学生们经常会发现自己的鼻子被书或数字设备卡住了，但是俄勒冈州立大学新的学生体验中心的新永久装置“余辉”会让他们有理由抬起头来思考。

大约700条粉末涂层铝带模仿日落、弯曲、扭曲和流过中央大厅的颜色，缠绕两层螺旋楼梯，最后形成一个由大约1000块独特的镜像瓷砖组成的镜面天花板。这幅作品是由洛杉矶设计公司阿斯宾尼斯与马修·奥合作创作的，历时两年。其结果是一个现代化的装置，激起了意大利画家们过去在创作天花板壁画时所向往的敬畏之情，游客只需仰望天空-或者至少是在他们平常的视野之外。

据阿斯宾尼斯校长拉米罗·迪亚斯-格拉纳多斯(Ramiro Diaz-Granados)称，该公司希望这些装置能将新古典主义学生中心的内部栅格与楼梯形成的曲线和椭圆形状缝合在一起。

在大学的学生中心还在建设中的时候，设计和构思，余辉必须与结构，照明，消防喷头，暖通空调和天花板设计相协调。但最大的挑战可能是在洛杉矶协调这一切。“我不是全职的。我在洛杉矶教书，但也试图管理和管理它，“迪亚斯-格拉纳多斯说。然而，距离并没有阻止他，最后，他说，“我对结果很满意”。

The new space, complete with practical seating area and reception desk, is anything but boring. A vibrant sunset scales the walls...

... while around 700 powder-coated aluminium slats cover the two flights of stairs, leading up to an impressive mirrored ceiling

Ramiro Diaz-Granados, principal of Amorphis, faced the challenge of making the installation a usable, practical space, as well as a foward-thinking and inspiring installation

Diaz-Granados also aimed to stitch together the original neoclassical student centre, with the curves and elliptical shapes formed by its stairway

The result is a modern installation that sparks the same awe as Italian painters used to aspire to when creating their ceiling frescos, where visitors can simply look up and see the heavens – or at least beyond their usual horizons