Mary Kelly’s Post-Partum Document: Documentation VI (Silver Autone Prints) was made in response to the sixth section of her Post-Partum Document (1973-79), a major project studying the intersubjective relationship between mother and child. Five years after the original installation was completed, Kelly made these unique photographic prints whilst working on the book version of PPD and experimenting with different processes of reproduction. In replicating Documentation VI, the artist continues to explore the role of repetition in the development of language and meaning. PPD VI, the last section of the Document, is cast in resin and slate, referencing the form of the Rosetta stone. With three tiers of text – her child’s handwriting, the artist’s handwritten response, and typed diaristic entries – Kelly records the experience of her son learning to write his own name, a process that demonstrates how language shapes identity for both mother and son.