THE conch or chank shell (Turbinella pyrum) is so intimately connected with the religious and social life of the people of India that the monograph on the subject prepared by Mr. J. Hornell ...
It's a conch shell that was found in a hunter-gatherer ... to insert a hand to modulate the sound - in the same way a French horn player might insert their hand into the bell of the instrument ...
The installation, which is permanent, will sound out from two horn speakers installed on the North and West lighthouses. Ms Philipsz said the recording of two conch shells in the Caribbean can ...