  The Anthropocene is causing a global crisis in recent decades. Facing this
challenge, increasing attempts are being made to explore the
more-than-human-centred perspective in HCI and design. Our research sets out to
explore the ways of experiencing and interacting with plants with a case study
on the slowness of plants. Utilising existing time-lapse technology, we
investigate the role of IoT technologies in associating biological slowness
with the networked technological environment of the home. In the experiment, we
chose the humidity level of the environment as the variable to synchronise the
movement of smart curtains and plants. We propose a relationship-centred
strategy that uses an inclusive feature of a microclimate, like humidity,
instead of the plant itself, for human-plant interaction. Furthermore, it
indicates a 'plant-decentred' perspective to spark critical reflection on the
taken-for-granted perception of isolating a person or a plant as an individual
entity.
