[I]t is almost impossible to talk about space without....

“ [I]t is almost impossible to talk about space without gesturing. Gesture is spontaneous, and is integral to individual expression as it is to communication. Even though you probably won't gesture as much if you are talking on the phone, you will still wave your arms about. Blind people gesture when they speak in the same way that seeing people do. ”

Christine Kenneally

From : The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language