The national flower of South Korea - 무궁화 ‘mugunghwa’ - is renowned for its beauty and resilience. It is also known as the Rose of Sharon, which in Biblical allusions point to its ability to bloom in the desert. The woman arising from the hibiscus references the Birth of Venus, symbolizing the arrival of Korean immigrants into a harsh land to begin their new life.

The modernized hanbok indicate a desire to transform while holding onto the vestiges of tradition, while the bottari (bundle of items) indicate the weight of the past that has to be brought into this new world.